New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 36B

36B Special provisions for prescribing restricted substances--private health facilities

(1) This clause applies to a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner and a pharmacist--

(a) employed in or engaged by the same private health facility, and

(b) in relation to carrying out functions in the course of that employment or engagement.

(2) During the prescribed period, a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner may issue a prescription for a restricted substance by sending a prescription to a pharmacist by email or facsimile.

(3) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who issues a prescription for a restricted substance in accordance with this clause must keep the prescription.

(4) A pharmacist to whom a prescription is sent under this clause must--

(a) print a copy of the prescription, and

(b) keep a printed copy.

(5) The copy of the prescription printed by the pharmacist is taken to be a prescription for the purposes of Division 4 of this Part.

(6) This clause does not apply to a medication chart prescription.

(7) In this clause--

"prescribed period" means the period commencing on the commencement of this clause and ending at the end of 31 March 2023.

"private health facility" has the same meaning as in the Private Health Facilities Act 2007 , section 4.

"restricted substance" does not include a prescribed restricted substance or a special restricted substance.