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Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
30When registered medical practitioner may write chart instruction on hospital medication chart
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30 When registered medical practitioner may write chart instruction on hospital medication chart
Reg. 30 amended by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 7(2).
A registered medical practitioner must not write a chart instruction for a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison on a hospital medication chart unless—
(a) the instruction is for the medical treatment of a person other than the practitioner; and
(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the instruction is given.
Reg. 30A inserted by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 8.