554Standing CHO approvals to prescribe controlled

554 Standing CHO approvals to prescribe controlled medicines in certain circumstances—Act, s 20 (1) (c) (1) A designated prescriber is approved to prescribe a controlled medicine for a patient of the prescriber if the prescriber— (a) is a member of a class of designated prescribers approved under this section to prescribe the controlled medicine; and (b) believes on reasonable grounds that the patient is not a drug-dependant person in relation to a controlled medicine or prohibited substance. (2) The chief health officer may approve a class of designated prescribers to prescribe a controlled medicine, or category of controlled medicine, if the chief health officer is satisfied that the approval is appropriate in the circumstances. (3) The approval must be in writing and include the following (a) the class of designated prescribers to whom the approval relates; (b) the controlled medicine, or category of controlled medicine, to which the approval relates;

use (c) if the approval is for a particular form of the controlled medicine—the form of the medicine; (d) if the approval is for a particular strength of the controlled medicine—the strength of the medicine; (e) if the approval is for a maximum daily dose of the controlled medicine—the maximum daily dose of the medicine; (f) any condition to which the approval is subject; (g) a unique identifying number for the approval; (h) the date the approval starts; (i) if the approval applies for a stated period—the stated period. (4) An approval is a notifiable instrument.