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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 41 OF 2004) - REG 143

Drugs and patients

    (1)     A registered health professional must not give a drug of dependence or a prohibited substance to a drug-dependent person.

    (2)     This regulation does not apply if the drug is required for the medical treatment of the drug-dependent person and is given as part of a treatment plan for the person.

    (3)     In this regulation:

"drug-dependent person"—see the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 , section 3 (1).

"give" includes sell, offer for sale, prescribe and administer.

"prohibited substance"—see the Drugs of Dependence Act 1989 , section 3 (1).



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