Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2017
31When dentist may write chart instruction on hospital medication chart
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31 When dentist may write chart instruction on hospital medication chart
Reg. 31(1) amended by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 9(2).
(1) A dentist must not write a chart instruction for methadone on a hospital medication chart.
Reg. 31(2) amended by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 9(3)(a).
(2) A dentist 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 dental treatment of a person other than the dentist; and
Reg. 31(2)(d) amended by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 9(3)(b).
(e) if the poison is a drug of dependence or a Schedule 8 poison, the dentist has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person for whose treatment the instruction is given.
Reg. 31A inserted by S.R. No. 73/2020 reg. 10.