Poisons Regulations 2018
104Standing orders issued by medical practitioners for persons treated in remote areas
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104 Standing orders issued by medical practitioners for persons treated in remote areas
(1) A medical practitioner may issue a standing order in relation to the administration of a restricted substance or narcotic substance, by a registered nurse or midwife who attends an emergency in a remote area, to persons who require urgent treatment, if it is not practicable for a medical practitioner to be present to administer the restricted substance or narcotic substance to the person requiring urgent treatment.
(2) Subregulation (1) only applies in relation to the issue of a standing order by a medical practitioner if –
(a) the medical practitioner has made an application, under regulation 98 , to the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee for authorisation to issue the standing order; and
(b) the medical practitioner has received notification, under regulation 99(2) , that the application has been approved and the issue of the standing order is authorised.