Application 1139 - Measurement and Determination of Procalcitonin (PCT)

MSAC ID	1139
Application Name	Measurement and Determination of Procalcitonin (PCT)
Advisory Panel	Professor Peter Cameron (Chair) MSAC member (until 31 December 2010) Dr Shiong Tan Deputy Chair (until February 2010) (MSAC member) (until February 2010) Dr Graeme Suthers Deputy Chair (from February 2010) MSAC Member Professor Andrew Lloyd Infectious Diseases Dr Graham Jones Pathology Dr Janet Wale Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee Dr Daman Langguth Pathology Professor Bala Venkatesh Intensivist
Date Received by MSAC Secretariat	28 April 2009
Stage 1 - Eligibility	Eligible
Stage 2 - Assessment	Assessment Report - PDF Printable Version (PDF 2,288 KB) ESC considered this assessment on 12-13 October 2011. MSAC appraised this assessment on 29 November 2011. Public Summary Document - PDF Printable Version (PDF 160 KB) Public Summary Document (Accessible Word 376 KB)
Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister	After considering the strength of the available evidence in relation to the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of measurement of procalcitonin in serum or plasma for diagnosing life threatening infections and sepsis, and monitoring the course and control of antibiotic therapy, MSAC considered there was currently insufficient evidence to support public funding for measurement of procalcitonin.
Stage 4 - Noting by Minister: advice is not communicated to the Minister until the Minutes of the relevant meeting have been ratified by MSAC members (which may take several weeks) the Minister needs time to properly consider MSAC's advice (and may choose to seek further policy advice from the department before noting the advice) a Government decision to list a service supported by MSAC is taken in the context of other Government priorities: MSAC's support of an application for public funding does not oblige the Government to list the service on the MBS	The Minister noted MSAC's advice 12 June 2012.
Stage 5 - Implementation

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