Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2025 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2025.

2   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021.

3   Amendment of sch 2 (Categories of medicines)

Schedule 2, part 1, division 1, entries for buprenorphine for treating opioid dependency and methadone for treating opioid dependency, ‘dependency’—
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dependence

4   Amendment of sch 6 (Medical practitioners and assistants)

(1)Schedule 6, section 5, heading, ‘Definition’—
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Definitions

(2)Schedule 6, section 5—
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continuing opioid dependence treatment, by a medical practitioner of a patient, means—

(a)the practitioner is treating the patient with an approved opioid in a hospital or custodial facility; and

(b)the patient was being treated with the approved opioid under an opioid treatment program within a reasonable period before—

(i)being admitted to the hospital or being taken into custody at the custodial facility; or

(ii)being treated by the practitioner.

(3)Schedule 6, section 5, definition continuing institutional treatment, paragraphs (a) and (b)—
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(a)the practitioner is treating the patient in a hospital or custodial facility; and

(b)the patient was being treated with the medicine within a reasonable period before—

(i)being admitted to the hospital or being taken into custody at the custodial facility; or

(ii)being treated by the practitioner.

(4)Schedule 6, section 7, table—
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Column 1 Dealing	Column 2 Medicine	Column 3 Scope of dealing
1	prescribe	(a)  a restricted medicine, other than an approved opioid	the medicine is prescribed for administration by a health practitioner— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to prescribe the medicine
		(b)  an approved opioid	the medicine is prescribed for administration by a health practitioner for the continuing opioid dependence treatment of a patient
2	administer	(a)  a restricted medicine, other than an approved opioid	the medicine is administered— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to administer the medicine
		(b)  an approved opioid	the medicine is administered for the continuing opioid dependence treatment of a patient
3	possess	(a)  a restricted medicine, other than an approved opioid	the medicine is possessed— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to possess the medicine
		(b)  an approved opioid	the medicine is possessed for the continuing opioid dependence treatment of a patient

5   Amendment of sch 7 (Nursing and midwifery professions)

(1)Schedule 7, section 1—
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continuing opioid dependence treatment, by a nurse practitioner of a patient, means—

(a)the practitioner is treating the patient with an approved opioid in a hospital or custodial facility; and

(b)the patient was being treated with the approved opioid under an opioid treatment program within a reasonable period before—

(i)being admitted to the hospital or being taken into custody at the custodial facility; or

(ii)being treated by the practitioner.

(2)Schedule 7, section 1, definition continuing institutional treatment, paragraphs (a) to (c)—
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(a)the practitioner is treating the patient in a hospital or custodial facility; and

(b)the patient was being treated with the medicine within a reasonable period before—

(i)being admitted to the hospital or being taken into custody at the custodial facility; or

(ii)being treated by the practitioner.

(3)Schedule 7, section 3, table, entry for item 1—
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1	prescribe	(a)  a medicine, other than a restricted medicine
(b)  a restricted medicine other than hydroxychloroquine or an approved opioid	the medicine is prescribed for administration by a health practitioner— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to prescribe the medicine
(c)  hydroxychloroquine	the medicine is prescribed for the continuing hydroxychloroquine treatment of a patient
(d)  an approved opioid	the medicine is prescribed for administration for the continuing opioid dependence treatment of a patient

(4)Schedule 7, section 3, table, entries for items 3 and 4—
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3	give a treatment dose	(a)  a medicine, other than a restricted medicine
(b)  a restricted medicine, other than hydroxychloroquine or an approved opioid	the medicine is given— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to give the medicine
(c)  hydroxychloroquine	the medicine is given for the continuing hydroxychloroquine treatment of a patient
4	administer	(a)  a medicine, other than a restricted medicine
(b)  a restricted medicine, other than hydroxychloroquine or an approved opioid	the medicine is administered— •  for the continuing institutional treatment of a patient; and •  under the supervision of a registrar or specialist medical practitioner authorised to administer the medicine
(c)  hydroxychloroquine	the medicine is administered for the continuing hydroxychloroquine treatment of a patient
(d)  an approved opioid	the medicine is administered for the continuing opioid dependence treatment of a patient
(e)  any medicine, including a restricted medicine	the medicine is administered on a prescription

6   Amendment of sch 12 (Other health practitioners)

(1)Schedule 12, section 6, table, entry for item 1—
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1	administer	(a)  a medicine, other than an adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjector	the medicine is administered—
			•  on a clinical protocol applying to the nuclear medicine technologist; or
•  on a written prescription
(b)  an adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjector	the nuclear medicine technologist has completed anaphylaxis training and the medicine is administered to treat anaphylaxis—
•  on a clinical protocol applying to the technologist; or
•  on a written prescription

(2)Schedule 12, section 6, table, entry for item 2, column 2, from ‘medicine’ to ‘column’—
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or S8 medicine

(3)Schedule 12, section 6, table—
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3 dispose waste from a diversion-risk medicine mentioned in this column

7   Amendment of sch 14 (Suppliers and representatives)

(1)Schedule 14, section 4, table, column 3, paragraph (b), ‘a’—
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(2)Schedule 14, section 6, table, column 3, paragraph (b), ‘a person’—
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someone