Poisons Amendment Regulations (No. 6) 2009 (WA)
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HEALTH
HE301*
Poisons Act 1964
Poisons Amendment Regulations (No. 6) 2009
(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette; (b)
the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.
Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.1. Citation
These regulations are the Poisons Amendment Regulations
(No. 6) 2009.2. Commencement
These regulations come into operation as follows —
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3. Regulations amended
Fhese regulations amend the Poisons Regulations 1965.
4. Regulation 37A inserted
After regulation 36B insert:37A. H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine - exemption
from specified provisions of the Act
(1) Under section 21A of the Act, HIM Pandemic
Influenza Vaccine is exempt from the operation of
sections 23(1) and 32(c) of the Act and regulations 33
and 36-
(a)
if the vaccine is administered to a person by a registered nurse in the course of his or her employment -
(1) in the Department (as defined in the
Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927 section 2(1)); or
(ii) by a board (as defined in the Hospitals
and Health Services Act 1927
section 2(1));
and
(b)
to the extent, and only to the extent, that those provisions relate to the supply of a poison.
(2) A registered nurse is to make a record in a form
approved by the CEO of every occasion on which he or
she administers H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine toa person.
(3) A record required to be made under subregulation (2) is
to include - (a)
the name, quantity and batch number of the vaccine administered;
(b)
the name, address, date of birth and gender of the person to whom the vaccine was administered;
(c)
the date on which the vaccine was administered;
(d) the registered nurse's name and signature.
(4) The records must be kept for at least 2 years from the
date on which the vaccine was administered.
By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,
R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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