Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Telepharmacy) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SA)

South Australia

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Telepharmacy) Amendment Regulations 2022

under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

Part 2—Amendment of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Regulations 2010

3            Amendment of regulation 3—Interpretation

4            Amendment of regulation 6A—Supervision of pharmacies by pharmacists

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) (Telepharmacy) Amendment Regulations 2022.

2—Commencement

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

Part 2—Amendment of Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Regulations 2010

3—Amendment of regulation 3—Interpretation

Regulation 3—after the definition of therapeutic goods insert:

Uniform Poisons Standard means the current Poisons Standard as defined in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth.

4—Amendment of regulation 6A—Supervision of pharmacies by pharmacists

Regulation 6A—after its present contents (now to be designated as subregulation (1)) insert:

(2)For the purposes of section 43(1c)(a) of the Act, the following conditions apply to an authorisation granted under section 43(1a)(a) of the Act in respect of a pharmacy:

(a)a substance listed in Schedule 8 of the Uniform Poisons Standard must not be dispensed or otherwise supplied to a person at the pharmacy at a time when a pharmacist is not physically in attendance at the pharmacy;

(b)a compounded medicine must not be dispensed or otherwise supplied to a person at the pharmacy at a time when a pharmacist is not physically in attendance at the pharmacy;

(c)a pharmacy service may only be provided at the pharmacy while a pharmacist is not physically in attendance at the pharmacy if a pharmacist who is in attendance by means of Internet or other electronic communication is satisfied that there is a need for immediate provision of the service;

(d)each day that the pharmacy operates and is open to the public without a pharmacist physically in attendance, a pharmacist must physically attend at the pharmacy on at least 1 occasion while it is open to the public and check on its operations;

(e)a member of staff undertaking official duties at the pharmacy while a pharmacist is not physically in attendance must hold qualifications in accordance with the requirements of the Authority (which may differ according to the duties to which they apply).

Editorial note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Legislative Instruments 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

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 17 February 2022

No 16 of 2022