9Issue of prescriptions and supply of controlled substances

9 Issue of prescriptions and supply of controlled substances

(1)  A visiting health professional may issue a written prescription for a controlled substance only if authorised to do so by an order under section 4 .

(2)  The Minister may, by an order under section 4  –

(a) authorise a visiting health professional or class of visiting health professionals to issue written prescriptions for controlled substances, or controlled substances of a class specified in the order, in the course of providing health care services in accordance with this Act; and

(b) [Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Apr 2002] [Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] authorise the supply by a pharmacist of controlled substances on such a prescription; and

(c) authorise a visiting health professional or class of visiting health professionals to be supplied with any substance by wholesale; and

(d) [Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] authorise any person or class of persons to supply any substance by wholesale to any visiting health professional, authorised as referred to in paragraph (c) , but only if the person or class of persons is licensed or otherwise authorised under the Poisons Act 1971 to supply the substance by wholesale to a medical practitioner.

(3)  The Minister must not make an order containing an authorisation referred to in subsection (2) if the Minister is not satisfied that adequate arrangements are in place to ensure that the substances concerned will only be prescribed for and supplied to persons to whom visiting health professionals are authorised to provide health care services under this Act.

(4)  An order under section 4 may impose conditions on any authorisation referred to in this section that is conferred by the order.