Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

MEDICINES, POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS AMENDMENT REGULATION 2010 (NO 1) (NO 1 OF 2010) - REG 7

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              (i)     a doctor who is working at a hospital, or an institution mentioned in section 557 (2) (a) (ii) (Standing interim approval to prescribe buprenorphine and methadone for patients of certain institutions); or

              (ii)     an intern doctor who is working at a hospital, or an institution mentioned in section 557 (2) (a) (ii), and who is acting under the direct supervision of a doctor at the hospital or institution; or

              (iii)     a doctor who is treating a person held in police custody; or

              (iv)     a doctor who holds an endorsement under section 582 (CHO decisions on applications for endorsement to treat drug-dependency); or

              (v)     a doctor who is prescribing continuing opioid dependency treatment for up to 5 drug-dependent people if—

    (A)     the people have already undergone opioid dependency treatment for at least 14 consecutive days (the initial treatment ); and

    (B)     the initial treatment was prescribed by a doctor holding an endorsement under section 582.