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.