Queensland Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH (DRUGS AND POISONS) REGULATION 1996 - REG 200

200 Authorised persons to obtain restricted drugs on purchase order

(1) An authorised person must not obtain a restricted drug other than on a purchase order complying with this section.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(2) The purchase order must have on its front—

(a) the date it is written; and

(b) the name and address of the person placing the order; and

(c) the description and quantity or volume of the drug to be supplied; and

(d) a number that allows the purchase order to be distinguished from other purchase orders used by the person ordering the restricted drug.

(3) A purchase order placed by a dentist, doctor, endorsed podiatrist, midwife, nurse practitioner, optometrist, pharmacist, podiatrist or veterinary surgeon—

(a) must be signed by the dentist, doctor, endorsed podiatrist, midwife, nurse practitioner, optometrist, pharmacist, podiatrist or veterinary surgeon placing the order; and

(b) if it is placed—

(i) by an endorsed podiatrist—must have †˜ Section 172B ’ written on it; or

(ii) by a midwife—must have †˜ Section 167 ’ written on it; or

(iii) by a nurse practitioner—must have †˜ Section 175 ’ written on it; or

(iv) by an optometrist—must have †˜ Section 170 ' written on it; or

(v) by a podiatrist—must have †˜ Section 172 ’ written on it; or

(vi) by a surgical podiatrist—must have †˜ Section 172A ’ written on it.

(4) A purchase order for restricted drugs placed by or for an entity, or to be used at a place, mentioned in appendix 3, part 2 , column 1 of this regulation must be signed by—

(a) the person appearing opposite the entity or place in column 2; or

(b) any 1 of the persons appearing opposite the entity or place in column 2.

(5) An order placed on a national blood tracking system for a restricted drug that is a listed immunoglobulin blood product is taken to be a purchase order complying with this section.

(6) This section does not apply to an authorised person who obtains a COVID-19 vaccine under the Australian COVID-19 vaccination arrangements.

(7) In this section—

"national blood tracking system" means an electronic system for ordering, or authorising orders for, blood or blood-related products, established for facilitating the national blood supply arrangements.