Schedule 4 Dictionary

Schedule 4 Dictionary

section 3(1)

administering practitioner, for Part 17—see section 156.

animal welfare organisation means an approved charitable organisation within the meaning of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979.

approval exemption means an exemption from the requirement to have an approval for an activity, as referred to in section 77 or 79.

approved means approved by the Health Secretary from time to time and generally or in a particular case, unless otherwise indicated.

approved ambulance protocol means the protocol prepared by the Ambulance Service of NSW, approved by the Health Secretary from time to time.

approved pathology standards means the standards prepared by NSW Health Pathology, approved by the Health Secretary from time to time.

approved provider has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 2024 of the Commonwealth.

authorised disposer, for Part 17—see section 156.

authorised person, for a residential care facility, has the same meaning as in the Act, section 23.

authorised supplier, for Part 17—see section 156.

conformant electronic prescription means an electronic prescription issued using an approved electronic prescribing system.

contact person, for Part 17—see section 156.

container, for Part 10—see section 95.

coordinating practitioner, for Part 17—see section 156.

cosmetic use substance, for Part 9—see section 86.

data source entity, for Part 18—see section 170.

database, for Part 18—see section 170.

dealer, for Part 10—see section 95.

Dental Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits means the items listed in the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits that can be prescribed by an authorised dental practitioner under the National Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth.

dose administration aid or DAA means a device or packaging system for organising doses of medicine for a patient according to the time of administration to assist the management of the patient’s medicine.

drug register means a register of Schedule 8 substances kept in accordance with Part 11.

endorsement means an endorsement on the registration of a health practitioner, of a kind specified in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, section 94.

exposed substance means a therapeutic good, or a substance used in the preparation of a therapeutic good, that is unpackaged or otherwise susceptible to contamination, but does not include a medical device.