128LForm and use of prescription

128L Form and use of prescription

128L Form and use of prescription

(1) A prescription for a voluntary assisted dying substance to be used for a purpose under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 must include—

(a) the date on which the prescription is issued, and

(b) the following details for the patient—

(i) name,

(ii) date of birth,

(iii) address,

(iv) identification number, and

(c) the name, strength and quantity of the voluntary assisted dying substance to be supplied, and

(d) adequate directions for use of the voluntary assisted dying substance, and

(e) the following details for the coordinating practitioner who issued the prescription—

(i) name,

(ii) telephone number,

(iii) practice address,

(iv) identification number, and

(f) the coordinating practitioner’s signature.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

Note—

See also the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022, section 74, which sets out certain mandatory matters for a prescription for a voluntary assisted dying substance.

(2) Despite another provision of this regulation, if other substances are prescribed for a patient to assist in the administration of the voluntary assisted dying substance, the same prescription may be used for—

(a) the voluntary assisted dying substance, and

(b) the other substances.

(3) In this clause—

identification number means—

(a) for a coordinating practitioner—the identification number given to the practitioner by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board, or

(b) for a patient—the identification number given to the patient by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board.