18Exemption for registered nurses and medical practitioners in particular circumstances

#### 18 Exemption for registered nurses and medical practitioners in particular circumstances 18 Exemption for registered nurses and medical practitioners in particular circumstances > > (1) This section applies to a person who is a registered nurse or a medical practitioner at a hospital in the following circumstances— > > > > > (a) a patient at the hospital experiences a seizure or convulsion, > > > > > (b) the prescribing nuclear medicine physician treating the patient lawfully requires the nurse or practitioner to inject the patient with a radiopharmaceutical for a diagnostic purpose— > > > > > > > (i) at the time the patient experiences the seizure, or > > > > > > > (ii) immediately after the seizure or convulsion ends, > > > > > (c) there is no one readily available who— > > > > > > > (i) holds a radiation user licence, and > > > > > > > (ii) is able to inject the patient with the radiopharmaceutical. > > > (2) The person is exempt from the requirement to hold a radiation user licence under the Act, section 7 in relation to use of the radiopharmaceutical for the injection if, at all times when using the radiopharmaceutical, the person is subject to general supervision.