555Standing approval to prescribe controlled medicines for

555 Standing approval to prescribe controlled medicines for hospital in-patient or patient discharge A designated prescriber is approved to prescribe a controlled medicine for a patient of the prescriber if— (a) the patient is an in-patient at a hospital; or (b) the prescription is issued— (i) as part of the patient’s discharge from a hospital; and (ii) for the patient’s use of the controlled medicine for a period of not more than 7 days. Note A hospice is a hospital (see Macquarie Dictionary, 8th ed, def hospice).

use Standing controlled medicines approvals Division 13.1.2