Controlled Substances (Poisons) Variation Regulations 2009 (SA)

South Australia

Controlled Substances (Poisons) Variation Regulations 2009

under the Controlled Substances Act 1984

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 1996

1. Variation of regulation 31G—Supply or administration of drugs of dependence by medical practitioner, dentist or nurse

2. Variation of regulation 31I—Additional requirements for administration of drugs of dependence in health service

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Controlled Substances (Poisons) Variation Regulations 2009.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 1996

4—Variation of regulation 31G—Supply or administration of drugs of dependence by medical practitioner, dentist or nurse

Regulation 31G(1)—delete "registered"

5—Variation of regulation 31I—Additional requirements for administration of drugs of dependence in health service

1. Regulation 31I(1)(d)—delete "registered"

2. Regulation 31I(1)(e)(i)—delete "registered"

3. Regulation 31I(1)(e)(ii)—delete "registered"

4. Regulation 31I(2)—delete "The registered nurse in charge of a ward of a health service during a particular shift" and substitute:

   The designated nurse for a ward of a health service for a particular shift

5. Regulation 31I(2)(c)(i)—delete "registered nurse in charge of the ward during the next shift" and substitute:

   designated nurse for the ward for the next shift

6. Regulation 31I(2)(c)(ii)(A)—delete "registered"

7. Regulation 31I(2)(c)(ii)(B)—delete "registered nurse in charge of the ward during the next shift" and substitute:

   designated nurse for the ward for the next shift

8. Regulation 31I—after subregulation (2) insert:

   (2a)The Director of Nursing or, if there is no Director of Nursing, the manager of a health service must ensure that for each shift for each ward of the health service a nurse is designated as having responsibility for record keeping under subregulation (2).

   (2b)The nurse designated under subregulation (2a) must be a nurse present on the ward during the shift and may only be an enrolled nurse if no registered nurse will be present.

9. Regulation 31I(3)(a)—delete "registered"

10. Regulation 31I(4)—before the definition of health service pharmacist insert:

    designated nurse for a ward of a health service for a shift means the nurse designated under subregulation (2a) as having responsibility for record keeping under subregulation (2) for the ward for the shift;

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor's Deputy

after consultation by the Minister with the Controlled Substances Advisory Council and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 16 April 2009

No 39 of 2009

HEACS/08/283