59Transitional provision—medication chart prescriptions for persons receiving treatment in or at a hospital

#### 59 Transitional provision—medication chart prescriptions for persons receiving treatment in or at a hospital (1) Subregulation (2) applies in relation to the writing of a prescription for a pharmaceutical benefit under regulation 19AA, as in force on or after 1 April 2015, if: (a) the person for whom the pharmaceutical benefit is to be prescribed is receiving treatment in or at an approved hospital; and (b) a declaration made by the Minister under subregulation (3) of this regulation is in force at the time the prescription is written; and (c) either of the following apply: (i) the prescription is written before 1 July 2016; (ii) the prescription would be an electronic prescription and is written on or after 1 July 2016 and before 1 April 2017. (2) The hospital must be a listed approved hospital under the declaration. (3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that an approved hospital is a listed approved hospital for the purposes of this regulation. > Note 1: For variation and revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. > Note 2: See also subsection 13(3) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (rule‑maker may identify matter by referring to a class or classes of matters).