Regulation 9 Amendment of regulation 14

after paragraph (2)(a)(iv) insert—

“(v)

is in the form approved by the Department, for the purposes of requisitioning Schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs;”;

in paragraph (4)(b) for “a hospital” substitute “a hospital, organisation providing ambulance services”;

in paragraph (4)(i) for “pharmacist independent prescriber.” substitute “pharmacist independent prescriber;”;

after paragraph (4)(i) insert—

“(j)

a person who holds a certificate of proficiency in ambulance paramedic skills issued by, or with the approval of, the Department, or a person who is a registered paramedic.”;

for paragraph (5)(a) substitute—

“(a)

where furnished by the person in charge or acting person in charge of a hospital, organisation providing ambulance services or nursing home, be signed by a doctor or dentist employed or engaged in that hospital, organisation or nursing home;”;

in paragraph (5B)(b) for “hospital or nursing home” substitute “hospital, organisation providing ambulance services, nursing home, juvenile justice centre or prison.”;

in paragraph (6) for “any hospital or nursing home supplies a controlled drug to the senior registered nurse or acting senior registered nurse for the time being in charge of any ward, theatre or other department in that hospital or nursing home”^f1 substitute “any hospital, nursing home, juvenile justice centre or prison supplies a controlled drug to an operating department practitioner, senior registered nurse, acting senior registered nurse, or registered midwife, for the time being in charge of any ward, theatre or other department in that hospital, nursing home, juvenile justice centre or prison”;

in paragraph (7)(c) for “product.” substitute “product;”;

after paragraph (7)(c) insert—

“(d)

subject to paragraph (6) any drug which is required—

(i)

for use in a juvenile justice centre or prison; or

(ii)

for use in an institution, which as its whole or main purpose provides palliative care for persons resident there who are suffering from a progressive disease in its final stages.”.