89Administration by nurses under direction of medical practitioners and nurse practitioners

89 Administration by nurses under direction of medical practitioners and nurse practitioners

89 Administration by nurses under direction of medical practitioners and nurse practitioners

(1) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner giving a direction for section 88(1)(a) must—

(a) have personally reviewed the patient in person or by audiovisual link, and

(b) give the direction in writing, and

(c) sign the direction.

(2) The direction may be given orally in person if the medical practitioner or nurse practitioner is physically present when the substance is administered by the nurse to whom the direction is given.

(3) If the direction is given orally in person, the medical practitioner or nurse practitioner must—

(a) record the direction in the patient’s medical record, and

(b) sign the record.

(4) A written direction has effect for the period specified in the direction, being not more than 6 months from the date on which the practitioner giving the direction reviewed the patient under subsection (1)(a).

(5) An oral direction has effect for the particular administration of the substance to which the direction applies.