Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021
sec.254Orthoptist protocols
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sec.254 Orthoptist protocols
This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a health management protocol was in effect for a person who was an orthoptist under the HDPR practising orthoptics; and on the commencement, the person is an orthoptist mentioned in schedule 8, section 6. The health management protocol is taken to be a new clinical protocol applying to the person for practising orthoptics until the earlier of— the day the protocol is revoked; or the day stated to be the expiry date in the health management protocol. In this section— health management protocol means a document called a ‘health management protocol’ made under the orthoptist DTP. orthoptist DTP see the HDPR, appendix 9. (sec.254-ssec.1) This section applies if— immediately before the commencement, a health management protocol was in effect for a person who was an orthoptist under the HDPR practising orthoptics; and on the commencement, the person is an orthoptist mentioned in schedule 8, section 6. (sec.254-ssec.2) The health management protocol is taken to be a new clinical protocol applying to the person for practising orthoptics until the earlier of— the day the protocol is revoked; or the day stated to be the expiry date in the health management protocol. (sec.254-ssec.3) In this section— health management protocol means a document called a ‘health management protocol’ made under the orthoptist DTP. orthoptist DTP see the HDPR, appendix 9.
- (a) immediately before the commencement, a health management protocol was in effect for a person who was an orthoptist under the HDPR practising orthoptics; and
- (b) on the commencement, the person is an orthoptist mentioned in schedule 8, section 6.
- (a) the day the protocol is revoked; or
- (b) the day stated to be the expiry date in the health management protocol.