68HDuties of responsible providers

68H Duties of responsible providers

68H Duties of responsible providers

(1) A responsible provider must ensure the administration of a relevant substance to which this Part applies that occurs as part of the responsible provider’s business is carried out in accordance with this Part.

(2) A responsible provider must ensure—

(a) there are appropriate risk management policies and procedures in place to protect the health and safety of patients, and

(b) there is appropriate equipment available for use in a patient medical emergency, and

(c) each nurse administering a relevant substance is adequately trained for a patient medical emergency.

(3) A responsible provider must ensure that a relevant substance is administered in the form of a therapeutic good that may, under the Commonwealth Act, be lawfully manufactured for use in Australia.

(4) A responsible provider must keep a copy of—

(a) each direction given by a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner for the administration of a relevant substance by a nurse under this Part, and

(b) each record made by a nurse under clause 68C that relates to the direction.

pt 3A, divs 1–3 (cll 68A–68I): Ins 2021 (372), Sch 1[7].