Rheumatoid arthritis - change or recommencement authority application form (PB247)

Use this form to apply to change or recommence PBS-subsidised treatment with an originator biological medicine for adult patients with severe active rheumatoid arthritis.

You must download our forms and fill them in so they are processed quickly. You can also electronically sign some of our forms. We have help available if you use assistive technology or need an interpreter.

You can upload this form in HPOS.

You can also use this form for patients reclassified from paediatric severe active juvenile idiopathic arthritis or systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Biological medicine refers to:

  • abatacept
  • adalimumab
  • baricitinib
  • certolizumab
  • etanercept
  • golimumab
  • infliximab
  • tocilizumab
  • tofacitinib
  • upadacitinib.

Please note: You don’t need to complete this form if you use the Online PBS Authorities system.

Download and complete the rheumatoid arthritis - change or recommencement authority application form.

Page last updated: 1 June 2025.
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