A) Practitioners in hospital settings 

To prescribe HSDs under the PBS, a prescriber must be: 

Affiliated with the hospital the patient is receiving treatment from and be either:  

• a staff hospital specialist, or 
• a visiting or consulting specialist of the hospital 

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An eligible medical practitioner in a public or private hospital may prescribe HSDs. 

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B) Accredited prescribers under community access arrangements 

You can prescribe under these arrangements if you are: 

• a hospital-based prescriber or general practitioner, and 
• an accredited prescriber of that medication 

You do not have to be affiliated with a public or private hospital. The medications you can prescribe under the arrangements are: 

• HIV ART for initial and maintenance therapy 
• hepatitis B items for initial and maintenance therapy, and 
• clozapine for maintenance therapy only 

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C) GPs who are NOT s100 prescribers, in very limited situations: 

• in circumstances where it is impractical for the patient to see a specialist (e.g. rural/remote) 
• maintenance therapy only (not initiation) 
• with agreement from a specialist 

a medical practitioner prescribing maintenance therapy when it is impractical to get a prescription from the treating affiliated specialist medical practitioner and the specialist has agreed to the prescription 

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However, if you are affiliated with the hospital the patient is receiving treatment from and are either:   

• a staff hospital specialist, or  
• a visiting or consulting specialist of the hospital – you do not require a HBV s100 accreditation. 

Please contact [email protected] and they can delete your prescriber map listing on the prescriber maps. Please note that this may not remove your details on your jurisdiction’s Health Department’s Webpage.  

To update your prescriber map listing, please contact [email protected], letting us know the organisation, prescription type (HIV, PrEP or HBV), if you bulk bill and/or telehealth at the organisation, and your consent to be placed on the map or not.

To add a new listing to an ASHM prescriber map:

1. Log into your MyASHM account.
2. Navigate to your MyASHM portal by clicking your name in the top right corner, then ‘MyASHM Portal’.
3. Select ‘Practice Listings’.
4. You will see the practice locations you are associated with.
5. To add a new listing for the Prescriber Map, click ‘Create new practice’
6. Tick ‘Yes’ to the question “Do you want to publish on our prescriber maps?”
7. Select your Prescriber type under the question “Prescription of”
8. Fill out the remaining questions.
9. Select ‘Create’.

If you want the same listing to appear as an HBV listing on the HBV map, an HIV listing and a PrEP listing on the HIV/PrEP, you must create the listing separately for each medication.

Note: only current HIV and HBV s100 prescribers will be shown on the associated maps.

ASHM’s prescriber maps provide up-to-date information on the location and contact details of PrEP prescribers, and accredited prescribers for the management and treatment of hepatitis B, and HIV across all states and territories in Australia.

Please note that the maps operate on a voluntary participation basis and do not represent a comprehensive list of all accredited s100 or PrEP prescribers.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a section 85 (s85) medication, which means any medical or nurse practitioner in Australia can prescribe PrEP by following the National ASHM PrEP Guidelines.

Practitioners can also refer to the ASHM Decision Making in PrEP tool for support.

We recommend completing the free Introduction to PrEP Prescribing online learning module to enhance your knowledge. Our online learning modules require a MyASHM account.

The dates for upcoming HIV s100 Prescriber Courses vary by jurisdiction. To be notified when a course becomes available in your area, we recommend joining the HIV s100 Accredited Prescriber Course Expression of Interest list. You will receive an email with the registration link once a course is scheduled.

If you enrol in a course outside your jurisdiction, your placement will only be confirmed if spaces remain available after priority has been given to participants from within the jurisdiction.You may also check the HIV Training page regularly to see if courses are currently open in your jurisdiction.

By joining the HIV s100 Accredited Prescriber Course – Expression of interest list, you will be sent an email with the registration page when a course is available in your jurisdiction. If you register in a course outside your jurisdiction, your placement will only be confirmed if spaces remain available after priority has been given to participants from within the jurisdiction.

You can also keep an eye out on the HIV training page and see if there is a course available in your jurisdiction now.

For urgent issues, please contact your local sexual health clinic.  

For other queries please contact ASHM (for all states and territories & Victoria up until 31 December 2025) and the team can put you in touch with a HIV Clinical Advisor.  

You can also refer to ASHM’s HIV guidelines and resources. 

As an alternative to attending the HIV s100 Accredited Prescriber Course, General Practitioners (GPs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) may apply for HIV s100 prescribing rights by demonstrating evidence of prior experience in the management of HIV. 

Applications are considered individually and usually require substantial supporting evidence, such as your medical CV, 2–3 years of supervisor reports demonstrating experience with HIV case-loads, and/or evidence of prescribing authorisation in another country. 

Please email your details and supporting evidence of prior experience to [email protected]. ASHM will notify you once your application is received and will forward the application and supporting documents to the National HIV Standards Training and Accreditation Committee for review and assessment.