36ASpecial provisions for prescribing restricted substances—public health organisations

36A Special provisions for prescribing restricted substances—public health organisations

36A Special provisions for prescribing restricted substances—public health organisations

(1) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner may issue a prescription for a restricted substance by sending a prescription to a pharmacist employed in or engaged by a public health organisation in relation to carrying out functions in the course of that employment or engagement by email or facsimile.

(2) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who issues a prescription for a restricted substance in accordance with this clause must keep the prescription.

(3) A pharmacist to whom a prescription is sent under this clause must—

(a) print a copy of the prescription, and

(b) keep a printed copy.

(4) The copy of the prescription printed by the pharmacist is taken to be a prescription for the purposes of Division 4 of this Part.

(5) This clause does not apply to a medication chart prescription.

(6) In this clause—

restricted substance includes a prescribed restricted substance and a special restricted substance.

cl 36A: Ins 2020 (153), Sch 1[2]. Am 2021 (162), cl 3(1); 2021 (561), sec 3(1); 2022 (581), Sch 1[5]–[8].