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Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008
68HDuties of responsible providers
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#### 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.
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> > (2) A responsible provider must ensure—
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> > > (a) there are appropriate risk management policies and procedures in place to protect the health and safety of patients, and
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> > > (b) there is appropriate equipment available for use in a patient medical emergency, and
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> > > (c) each nurse administering a relevant substance is adequately trained for a patient medical emergency.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) A responsible provider must keep a copy of—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) each record made by a nurse under clause 68C that relates to the direction.
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> **pt 3A, divs 1–3 (cll 68A–68I):** Ins 2021 (372), Sch 1\[7\].