81ASpecial provisions for prescribing drugs of addiction—public health organisations

81A Special provisions for prescribing drugs of addiction—public health organisations

81A Special provisions for prescribing drugs of addiction—public health organisations

(1) This clause applies to a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner and a pharmacist—

(a) employed in or engaged by the same public health organisation, and

(b) in relation to carrying out functions in the course of that employment or engagement.

(2) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner may issue a prescription for a drug of addiction by sending a prescription to a pharmacist by email or facsimile.

(3) A medical practitioner or nurse practitioner who issues a prescription for a drug of addiction in accordance with this clause must keep the prescription.

(4) 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.

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

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

cl 81A: Ins 2022 (581), Sch 1[17].