351Authorisation conditions for administration of medicines

351 Authorisation conditions for administration of medicines at institutions by people in health-related occupations— Act, s 44 (1) (b) and (2) (b) (1) An authorisation under section 350 or section 490 to administer a (a) if the medicine is administered under a standing order to a patient at an institution—the administration is recorded in the patient’s medical records; Note Institution includes a correctional centre and a CYP detention place (see s 652).

Authorisations for health-related occupations Part 5.1 (b) if the medicine is a controlled medicine administered to a patient at an institution— (i) the medicine is not removed from a storage receptacle until immediately before its administration; and (ii) the administration is witnessed by a prescribed administration witness or, if a prescribed administration witness is not reasonably available to witness the administration, the administration is witnessed by another Note The witness must sign the record of the administration as witness (see Act, s 53 (e)). (iii) the administration is recorded in— (A) the patient’s medical records; and (B) the applicable controlled medicines register mentioned in section 543 (3) (Making entries in controlled medicines registers—Act, s 51 (1) (b)). (2) However, subsection (1) (b) does not apply in relation to a controlled medicine dispensed in a dose administration aid for— (a) a patient at a residential aged care facility or residential disability care facility; or (b) a detainee at a correctional centre; or (c) a young detainee at a CYP detention place. prescribed administration witness means a person prescribed under section 544 (Prescribed witnesses for administration of controlled medicines—Act, s 53 (a) and (b)) for the administration of a controlled medicine.