133Administration of certain substances by aged-care workers in residential care services

133 Administration of certain substances by aged-care workers in residential care services

(1)  In this regulation –

aged care service has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;

residential care has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;

residential care service has the same meaning as in the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;

specified narcotic substance means buprenorphine in patches for transdermal delivery.

(2)  A person who is not a nurse may administer, or make available for self-administration, to another person who is being provided with residential care by a residential care service, a medicinal poison, potent substance, restricted substance or the specified narcotic substance if –

(a) the person administering or making available the poison or substance –

(i) is employed by an aged care service that provides a residential care service and is acting with the authority of the person in charge of that service; and

(ii) is acting under the general supervision or direction of a registered nurse; and

(iii) has met the requirements of relevant nationally accredited training modules relating to the administration and storage of medication and maintains any competency requirements of those modules; and

(iv) is acting in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary; and

(b) the other person is incapable of safely administering the poison or substance to himself or herself or needs assistance with self-administration; and

(c) in the case of a medicinal poison, the poison has been lawfully supplied and the administration is in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and

(d) [Regulation 133 Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 80, Applied:24 Oct 2022] in the case of a potent substance, the substance has been lawfully supplied and the administration is in accordance with the instructions of a medical practitioner, dentist, pharmacist, authorised nurse practitioner or authorised health professional; and