POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 31
Responsibility for storage in hospitals
POISONS AND THERAPEUTIC GOODS REGULATION 2008 - REG 31
Responsibility for storage in hospitals
31 Responsibility for storage in hospitals
(1) The chief pharmacist of a
hospital is responsible for the storage of all restricted substances at the
hospital other than those that have been supplied to a ward.
(2) In the case
of a hospital for which there is no pharmacist, the responsibilities of a
chief pharmacist under this clause are instead the responsibilities of--
(a)
the director of nursing of the hospital, or
(b) the medical superintendent of
the hospital,
as the chief executive officer of the hospital may determine.
(3) The nurse or midwife in charge of a hospital ward is responsible for the
storage of all restricted substances in the ward.
