New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 174D

174D Recording of information by prescribers

(1) This clause applies to a prescriber who uses an electronic prescribing system that is connected to a prescription exchange service operated by a data source entity.

(2) A prescriber who issues a prescription for a monitored medicine may, for the purposes of the database, record the following information about the person who is prescribed the monitored medicine--

(a) full name,

(b) date of birth,

(c) gender,

(d) street address,

(e) healthcare identifier,

(f) other relevant information approved by the Secretary.

(3) A prescriber who issues a prescription for a monitored medicine is to record, for the purposes of the database, the following information--

(a) the following information about the prescriber--

(i) full name,

(ii) registration number or code recorded in the national register under section 225(c) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) ,

(iii) healthcare identifier, if available,

(iv) other relevant contact information, including telephone number and email address,

(b) the following additional information--

(i) for a monitored medicine that is included in Schedule 4 of the Poisons List--the information required by clause 35(1)(a)-(f),

(ii) for a monitored medicine that is included in Schedule 8 of the Poisons List--the information required by clause 80(1)(a)-(f),

(iii) the healthcare identifier for the practice if available,

(iv) practice name and address,

(v) other relevant practice information approved by the Secretary.