What's new in Bp Premier

Oxford

Release date: 09 June 2026

MySL Date Created

Updates have been made to the Date Created field in the View MySL field in accordance with ADHA compliance. Up to Spectra SP1 Revision 3, the Date Created column in MySL responds differently to two scenarios:

For new prescriptions, the Date Created will generally be the Date the medication was initially prescribed.
If the doctor prescribed the medication with repeats, the Date Created will be updated to reflect the Date the repeat was last dispensed from the pharmacy.

This has been resolved in Bp Premier Oxford to always show the original prescription date.

Australian Immunisation Register

From 20 October 2025, changes to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) took effect. A new option for 'Route of Administration' has been added. Nasal, as a Route of Administration, is currently only valid for one vaccine: FluMist.

National Immunisation Program

From 1 September 2025, changes were introduced to the National Immunisation Program.

Prevenar 20

Based on the advice from Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), the government has made changes to the National Immunisation Program. Prevenar 20 was introduced into the NIP to replace Prevenar 13 and Pneumovax 23 on the childhood and adolescence schedule.

Pneumococcal vaccines

The current recommended dose (3) given at 6 months of age will be expanded to include all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, irrespective of location if the following conditions are met:

The individual is under 5 years of age
The individual is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander OR the individual has a risk condition for Pneumococcal disease.

Bulk Bill Claim Date Updates

From 05 September 2025 the following Bulk Bill claims will not be accepted by Medicare:

Claims with a Medical Event Date greater than 2 years in the past for service rendered before 5 September 2025.
Claims with a Medical Event Date greater than 1 year in the past for service rendered on or after 5 September 2025.

When creating a new online claiming batch only vouchers with eligible claiming dates will populate in the batch.

Assignment of Benefits Reforms 1 July 2026

Assignment of Benefit process is going digital from 1 July 2026. Assignment of Benefit (AoB) refers to the process by which a patient authorises Medicare to pay their benefit directly to the healthcare provider, rather than reimbursing the patient.

IMPORTANT These changes will not be enabled in Bp Premier until the changeover date of 1 July 2026.

Some of the key changes being introduced include:

Electronic Forms: Providers will be able to generate and send electronic forms via SMS to patients to assign their benefits through web forms on their own devices.
Pre and Post-Assignment Flexibility: New digital options will allow benefits to be assigned when booking a service (pre-assignment) or after a service has occurred (post-assignment), rather than strictly during the attendance.
Basic Service Description: For episodic pre-assignment agreements, a 'basic service description' will be the minimum required information. Approximately 4,600 MBS items have been mapped into 16 categories (e.g., GP – Standard, Specialist – Procedure) to provide patients with meaningful information while maintaining flexibility for providers.
Record Retention: Providers will be required to retain a copy of the completed/signed agreement for 2 years.

TIP For more information see the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageging (DoHDA) website.

Drug Prescription Authority Requirements/Medicare Rx User interface improvements

When prescribing a drug that requires authority, users need to copy and paste multiple details to the authority's website. To improve this process, the Patient Medicare No and Authority Form No are now able to be copied to the users clipboard. A copy icon is displayed next to these information strings for visibility.

Family & Social History

From Family & Social History > Tobacco, Current Smoking History will now display Pack years. This value is calculated from the Cigarettes per day field and the Year started field. This value can be recalculated and updated.

Chronic Condition Management Claiming Logic

As part of the ongoing support for the Chronic Condition Management (CCM) changes introduced on 1 July 2025, Bp Premier has enhanced the claiming logic that was released in version Spectra SP1 Revision 3. See the table below for additional rules added to Bp Premier.

Workflow	Item	Rule
When finalising a visit and adding any CCM items.	965/392	Can not be billed within the preceding 12-month period unless extenuating circumstances exist.
When finalising a visit and adding any CCM items.	92029/92060
When adjusting or creating an invoice and adding any CCM items.	965/392	Cannot be billed within the preceding 12-month period unless extenuating circumstances exist.
	92029/92060
	92030/92061	Cannot be billed within the preceding 3-month period unless extenuating circumstances exist.

Low Memory Warning

Updates have been made to Bp Premier to appropriately warn the user when Bp Premier is running on low memory and that existing windows must be closed before more can be opened.

Low Memory Warning Bp Premier

Bp eHealth Certificate Import Tool

Enhancements have been made to the Bp eHealth Certificate Import Tool, simplifying the user interface, improving error handling, and improving capability. This enhancement allows users to update the NASH certificate on both the Bp Premier and eRx gateway via the eRx REST API for their default location.

Enhancements to optimise the WorkCover QLD setup process

The Install Certificates button has been removed from the WorkCover QLD Setup screen; Digital SSL certificates are no longer required to be installed on each workstation used for sending invoices to WorkCover QLD.

Bp Premier will connect to the WorkCover QLD API and obtain the required SSL certificates with each request to Upload Invoice to WorkCover QLD, ensuring that the correct certificate is used each time an invoice is sent.

Long Acting Contraceptives (LARCs) Discontinued Operation Fee Window

When MBS item 82206 is added to an invoice in conjunction with an 82201 or 82202, selecting Add or double clicking on the item number will launch the Discontinued Operation Fee Window.

Enter the MBS item number of the discontinued operation (82201 or 82202) in the Search field and click OK to apply the Discontinued procedure fee (50%) to the invoice.

Discontinued Operation Fee Window for MBS Item 82206

Information correct at time of publishing (19 May 2026).