Forensic Disability Act 2011
sec.51Obligations of senior practitioner
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sec.51 Obligations of senior practitioner
If a psychiatrist prescribes the behaviour control medication as a regulated behaviour control for the client, a senior practitioner must ensure details of the medication, as prescribed by the psychiatrist, are included in— the client’s file; and the client’s individual development plan as required under section 15 (3) . If the medication is administered to the client under section 50 , the senior practitioner who administered it, or under whose direction it was administered, must ensure the following details are recorded in the client’s file— the name of the medication that was administered; the time it was administered; the person who administered it; for medication to be administered as and when needed—the circumstances in which it was administered. (sec.51-ssec.1) If a psychiatrist prescribes the behaviour control medication as a regulated behaviour control for the client, a senior practitioner must ensure details of the medication, as prescribed by the psychiatrist, are included in— the client’s file; and the client’s individual development plan as required under section 15 (3) . (sec.51-ssec.2) If the medication is administered to the client under section 50 , the senior practitioner who administered it, or under whose direction it was administered, must ensure the following details are recorded in the client’s file— the name of the medication that was administered; the time it was administered; the person who administered it; for medication to be administered as and when needed—the circumstances in which it was administered.
- (a) the client’s file; and
- (b) the client’s individual development plan as required under section 15 (3) .
- (a) the name of the medication that was administered;
- (b) the time it was administered;
- (c) the person who administered it;
- (d) for medication to be administered as and when needed—the circumstances in which it was administered.