120Administration by persons employed at hospitals and managed correctional centres

#### 120 Administration by persons employed at hospitals and managed correctional centres 120 Administration by persons employed at hospitals and managed correctional centres > > (1) A person employed at a hospital or managed correctional centre must not administer a drug of addiction to a patient without a direction from an authorised practitioner. > > > (2) A direction must be— > > > > > (a) written and given in person, or > > > > > (b) given in another manner approved by the Secretary. > > > (3) However, a direction may be given in an emergency— > > > > > (a) by email or facsimile, or > > > > > (b) orally, including by telephone, or > > > > > (c) in another way approved by the Secretary. > > > (4) An authorised practitioner who gives a direction under subclause (3) must attend to review the patient as soon after giving the direction as the authorised practitioner considers appropriate in the circumstances. > > > (5) As soon as practicable and no later than 24 hours after giving a direction under subclause (3)(b), the authorised practitioner must confirm the direction by— > > > > > (a) signing an entry in the patient’s medical history, or > > > > > (b) email or facsimile. > > > (6) If the authorised practitioner does not confirm the direction under subclause (5) within 7 days after the drug of addiction is administered, the person who administered the substance must notify the Secretary. > > > (6A) Subclause (1) does not apply to a person employed at a hospital or managed correctional centre who holds an authority under Part 8 to administer the substance. > > > (7) Subclauses (4)–(6) do not apply to the administration of a drug of addiction to a patient who is an inmate in a correctional centre if confirmation of the direction for the administration of the drug is given in accordance with the requirements of a protocol approved by the Secretary. > > > (8) In this clause— > > > > authorised practitioner does not include a veterinary practitioner. > > > > patient means— > > > > > (a) a patient in a hospital, or > > > > > (b) an inmate in a managed correctional centre. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > **cl 120:** Subst 2021 (386), Sch 1\[23\]. Am 2022 (194), Sch 1.1\[8\]; 2022 (581), Sch 1\[20\]; 2023 (302), Sch 1\[5\].