Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 20

A nurse practitioner must not issue a prescription for a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison unless—

        (a)     the prescription is for the treatment of a person other than the nurse practitioner; and

        (b)     that person is—

              (i)     under the nurse practitioner's care; and

              (ii)     named in the prescription; and

        (c)     the nurse practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison; and

        (d)     the prescription is issued not merely for the purpose of supporting the drug dependence of a person; and

        (e)     if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the nurse practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the prescription is issued; and

        (f)     in the case of a Schedule 8 poison, if, under regulation 10, a special Schedule 8 permit is required, the nurse practitioner holds a special Schedule 8 permit that authorises the issuing of the prescription.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

Note

In certain circumstances, sections 34B and 34C of the Act will also prohibit the nurse practitioner from prescribing the Schedule 8 poison without a Schedule 8 permit.