Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A Scheduled substance treatment protocol is a document setting out protocols for the administration or supply of:
(a) a Schedule 4 or 8 substance by the prescribed health practitioner, or the class of prescribed health practitioners, specified in the document in the circumstances specified in the document; or
(b) a Schedule 3, 4 or 8 substance by the prescribed healthcare worker, or the class of prescribed healthcare workers, specified in the document in the circumstances specified in the document.
(2) An SSTP must specify the following matters:
(a) the prescribed health practitioner or prescribed healthcare worker, or the class of prescribed health practitioners or prescribed healthcare workers, in relation to which it applies;
(b) if the SSTP applies to a prescribed health practitioner or a class of prescribed health practitioner – the Schedule 4 or 8 substance in relation to which it applies;
(c) if the SSTP applies to a prescribed healthcare worker or a class of prescribed healthcare worker – the Schedule 3, 4 or 8 substance in relation to which it applies;
(d) the circumstances in which the substance may be administered or supplied to another person in accordance with the SSTP, including with reference to the matters prescribed by regulation;
(e) any other matter prescribed by regulation.
(3) For subsection (2)(a), a class of prescribed health practitioners or class of prescribed healthcare workers may be identified in an SSTP by reference to one or more of the following criteria:
(a) a qualification held, or training that has been undertaken, by members of the class;
(b) the employment circumstances of members of the class;
(c) a place at which members of the class practise their health profession or provide health services;
(d) any other criteria prescribed by regulations.
Note for section 70B
An SSTP is required to be approved by the CHO under section 254 before a prescribed health practitioner or prescribed healthcare worker to which the SSTP applies may administer or supply the specified Scheduled substance in accordance with it.