78Application of item 10993

78 Application of item 10993

(1) For item 10993:

enrolled nurse means a person who:

(a) holds a current practising certificate as a nurse issued by a State or Territory regulatory authority; and

(b) is licensed to provide nursing care under the supervision of a registered nurse.

general practice means a business, consisting of 1 or more medical practitioners, that provides a general practice of medical services.

immunisation means the administration of a registered vaccine to a person for any purpose other than as part of a mass immunisation of persons.

practice nurse means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse who is employed by, or whose services are otherwise retained by, a general practice.

registered vaccine means a vaccine that is included in the part of the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods for registered goods, being the Register maintained under section 9A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

(2) Item 10993 applies to an immunisation provided to a person by a practice nurse only if:

(a) the practice nurse is appropriately qualified and trained to provide immunisations to persons; and

(b) the medical practitioner under whose supervision the immunisation is provided retains responsibility for the health, safety and clinical outcomes of the person.