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POISONS REGULATIONS 2018 (S.R. 2018, NO. 79) - SCHEDULE 6
- Procedures to be followed in a medical institution in case of loss, spillage, breakage or unintentional destruction of narcotic substances
SCHEDULE 6 - Procedures to be followed in a medical institution in case of
loss, spillage, breakage or unintentional destruction of narcotic substances
Regulation 39
1. Procedure if narcotic substance lost
The procedure to be followed in a medical institution if a narcotic substance
is lost is as follows: (a) the health professional who discovers the loss
must, as soon as practicable, inform another health professional;
(b) both of
those health professionals must, as soon as practicable, enter details of the
loss in the narcotic substances register and sign that entry;
(c) the health
professional who discovered the loss must, as soon as practicable, report the
loss to the authorised officer.
2. Procedure if narcotic substance spilt, broken, &c.
The procedure to be followed in a medical institution if a narcotic substance
is spilt, broken or unintentionally destroyed is as follows: (a) the person
handling the narcotic substance when the spillage, breakage or destruction
occurs must, as soon as practicable, inform a health professional;
(b) the
health professional and that person must both, as soon as practicable, enter
details of the spillage, breakage or destruction in the narcotic substances
register and sign that entry;
(c) the health professional must, as soon as
practicable, arrange for and witness the disposal of any residue of the
narcotic substance in the presence of another health professional;
(d) the
health professional must, as soon as practicable, report the spillage,
breakage or destruction to the authorised officer.
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