123Storage requirements for Schedule 4D and 8 substances in hospitals and other places

123 Storage requirements for Schedule 4D and 8 substances in hospitals and other places

123 Storage requirements for Schedule 4D and 8 substances in hospitals and other places

(1) This section applies to the storage of a Schedule 4D or 8 substance in the following—

(a) a public health entity, other than a public hospital pharmacy,

(b) a private health facility,

(c) an OTP clinic,

(d) a residential care facility,

(e) a managed correctional centre.

(2) The substance must be stored—

(a) in a dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator, and

(b) for a Schedule 8 substance—on its own, unless—

(i) it is stored with a Schedule 4D or Schedule 9 substance, or another approved substance, or

(ii) it is stored in a refrigerator that only contains scheduled substances.

(3) The dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must be kept securely locked when not in immediate use.

(4) A receptacle or refrigerator must—

(a) be securely attached to a part of the premises, and

(b) not be accessible by members of the public.

(5) Storage must comply with the medicine storage standards, including in relation to the receptacle.

(6) A key or other device that unlocks the dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must be—

(a) kept on the person of a relevant person when a relevant person is on the premises or removed from the premises when there is no relevant person on the premises, or

(b) kept in a separately locked receptacle to which only a relevant person has access.

(7) A code or combination required to unlock the dedicated room, receptacle or refrigerator must not be divulged to a person who is not a relevant person.

(8) This section does not apply to the storage of a substance—