Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A nurse or registered midwife is authorised to possess those Schedule 4 poisons that are necessary for administration to a patient under the care of that nurse or registered midwife in accordance with—
(a) the instructions of and on the authorisation for that patient by—
(i) a registered medical practitioner; or
(ii) a dentist; or
(iii) a nurse practitioner; or
(iv) an authorised midwife; or
(v) an authorised optometrist; or
(vi) an authorised podiatrist; or
(b) the conditions of a permit to purchase or obtain and use a poison for the provision of health services; or
(c) the approval of the Secretary under regulation 161(1).
(2) A nurse or registered midwife is authorised to possess those Schedule 8 poisons that are necessary for administration to a patient under the care of that nurse or registered midwife in accordance with—
(a) the instructions of and on the authorisation for that patient by—
(i) a registered medical practitioner; or
(ii) a dentist; or
(iii) a nurse practitioner; or
(iv) an authorised midwife; or
(b) the conditions of a permit to purchase or obtain and use a poison for the provision of health services; or
(c) the approval of the Secretary under regulation 161(1).
(3) A nurse or registered midwife is authorised to possess those Schedule 9 poisons that are necessary for administration to a patient under the care of that nurse or registered midwife in accordance with—
(a) the instructions of and on the authorisation for that patient by—
(i) a registered medical practitioner; or
(ii) a dentist; or
(b) the conditions of a permit to purchase or obtain and use a poison for the provision of health services; or
(c) the approval of the Secretary under regulation 161(1).
(4) Nothing in this regulation limits any other authorisation of a nurse or registered midwife to possess a poison or controlled substance, whether in the lawful practice of the nurse or midwife's profession or otherwise.
Reg. 8A inserted by S.R. No. 13/2021 reg. 7.