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MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 2008 - SECT 97F

Monitored medicines database—access and use by relevant health practitioners

    (1)     A relevant health practitioner may access and use the monitored medicines database for 1 or more of the following purposes:

        (a)     to inform decisions in relation to the prescription or supply of a monitored medicine to a person under the relevant health practitioner's care;

        (b)     to inform decisions in relation to the treatment or care of a person under the relevant health practitioner's care;

        (c)     to disclose information about a person under the relevant health practitioner's care to that person;

        (d)     to disclose information about a person under the relevant health practitioner's care to another health practitioner involved in the person's treatment or care;

        (e)     a purpose prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     The chief health officer must make the monitored medicines database available to a relevant health practitioner at no cost.



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