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Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
128IRecords to be kept by administering practitioner
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#### 128I Records to be kept by administering practitioner
128I Records to be kept by administering practitioner
> > (1) An administering practitioner must, in accordance with this clause, keep written records of voluntary assisted dying substances received, administered and disposed of by the administering practitioner.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) A record of the receipt of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is received and include the following—
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> > > (a) the name of the substance,
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> > > (b) the quantity received,
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> > > (c) the name and address of the person from whom the substance was received,
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> > > (d) the name of the patient for whom the substance was prescribed,
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> > > (e) the date the substance was received and the record made,
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> > > (f) the name and signature of the person making the record.
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> > (3) A record of the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is administered and include the following—
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> > > (a) the name of the substance,
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> > > (b) the quantity administered,
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> > > (c) the name of the patient to whom the substance was administered,
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> > > (d) the date the substance was administered and the record made,
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> > > (e) the address of the premises at which the substance was administered,
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> > > (f) the name and signature of the person making the record.
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> > (4) A record of the disposal of a voluntary assisted dying substance must be made on the day the substance is disposed of and include the following—
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> > > (a) the name of the substance,
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> > > (b) the quantity disposed of,
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> > > (c) the means of disposal,
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> > > (d) if the substance is disposed of by destruction in accordance with clause 128LA(2)—the name, registration number and signature of the relevant practitioner in whose presence the substance was destroyed,
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> > > (e) the date the substance was disposed of and the record made,
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> > > (f) the name and signature of the person making the record.
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> Note—
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> A record kept under this clause may be kept in a drug register.
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> **cl 128I:** Ins 2016 (409), Sch 1 \[9\]. Rep 2018 (655), Sch 1 \[21\]. Ins 2023 (548), Sch 1\[6\].