83Authorised activities under OTP registrations—the Act, s 74(3)(b)

83 Authorised activities under OTP registrations—the Act, s 74(3)(b)

83 Authorised activities under OTP registrations—the Act, s 74(3)(b)

(1) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner is authorised to supply, administer or issue a prescription to a patient under an OTP registration if—

(a) the patient is not an existing patient of another registered health practitioner for the purposes of an opioid treatment program, and

(b) the practitioner has notified the Health Secretary in the approved form of the following details—

(i) the patient’s details,

(ii) the substance to be supplied, administered or prescribed to the patient under the prescription, and

(c) the daily dose of the substance to be supplied, administered or prescribed to the patient is not more than—

(i) the standard treatment, or

(ii) the amount approved by the Health Secretary.

(2) In this section—

standard treatment means supplying, administering or prescribing a daily dose that is—

(a) not more than 200mg of methadone, or

(b) not more than 32mg of buprenorphine.