125Responsibility for storage in public hospitals and private health facilities

125 Responsibility for storage in public hospitals and private health facilities

125 Responsibility for storage in public hospitals and private health facilities

(1) The director of pharmacy of a public hospital or private health facility is responsible for the storage of scheduled substances in the hospital or facility, other than substances that have been supplied to a ward.

(2) If a public hospital or private health facility does not have a director of pharmacy, the chief executive, however described, of the hospital or facility must appoint the director of nursing or the medical superintendent of the hospital or facility to have the responsibilities of the director of pharmacy under subsection (1).

(3) The director of pharmacy, the director of nursing or the medical superintendent of the hospital or facility must ensure scheduled substances are stored in the ward in accordance with this part.

Maximum penalty—Tier 5 penalty.