54AAdministration of certain vaccines

54A Administration of certain vaccines

[Regulation 54A Inserted by S.R. 2021, No. 32, Applied:28 May 2021]

(1)  [Regulation 54A Subregulation (1) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 61, Applied:24 Oct 2022] For the purposes of section 47A of the Act, a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, paramedic, midwife, pharmacist or provisionally registered pharmacist may administer, subject to the conditions specified in subregulation (2) , a vaccine that is a restricted substance.

(2)  A person specified in subregulation (1) may only administer, under this regulation, a vaccine that is a restricted substance if –

(a) [Regulation 54A Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2025, No. 8, Applied:12 Mar 2025] the Secretary has approved the administration of the vaccine under this regulation; and

(b) the person is –

(i) [Regulation 54A Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 61, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 54A Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2025, No. 8, Applied:12 Mar 2025] a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, paramedic, midwife, pharmacist, or provisionally registered pharmacist, who has been approved by the Secretary to administer the vaccine under this regulation; or

(ii) [Regulation 54A Subregulation (2) amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 61, Applied:24 Oct 2022] [Regulation 54A Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2025, No. 8, Applied:12 Mar 2025] a member of a class of registered nurses, enrolled nurses, paramedics, midwives, pharmacists, or provisionally registered pharmacists, that has been approved by the Secretary to administer the vaccine under this regulation; and

(c) the vaccine is administered in accordance with a vaccination program approved by the Secretary; and