353Authorisation for nurse or midwife to administer vaccine

353 Authorisation for nurse or midwife to administer vaccine without prescription—Act, s 37 (1) (b) (1) A nurse or midwife is authorised to administer a vaccine to a person without prescription if the nurse or midwife administers the vaccine in accordance with a direction by the chief health officer.

Authorisations for health-related occupations Part 5.1 (2) The chief health officer may give directions for the administration of a vaccine to a person without prescription by a nurse or midwife. (3) A direction is a disallowable instrument. vaccine—see section 352 (5).

Part 5.2 Other administration authorisations Part 5.2 Other administration 360 Authorisation for self-administration etc of medicines— Act, s 37 (2) (b) and (3) (b) (1) This section applies in relation to a medicine obtained by a person from someone who is authorised to supply the medicine to the person. (2) The following dealings by the person with the medicine are authorised: (a) if the person is a prescriber and the medicine is a restricted medicine—self-administration of a medicine prescribed or supplied by another prescriber who is not— (i) a trainee dentist, intern doctor or endorsed health (ii) related to or employed by the person; (b) if the person is a prescriber and the medicine is not a restricted medicine—self-administration of the medicine; (c) if the person is not a prescriber and the medicine is supplied for the person’s own use—self-administration of the medicine; (d) if the person is the custodian of an animal and the medicine is supplied for the animal’s use—administering the medicine to the animal. Note Custodian, of an animal—see the dictionary. restricted medicine—see section 30 (3).

Other administration authorisations Part 5.2