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Medicines Act 1981

Miscellaneous provisions

105A: Regulations relating to veterinarians and authorised prescribers who are not designated prescribers

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"Rules for veterinarians and prescribers who give out medicines"

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You need to follow rules about prescribing medicines if you are a veterinarian or an authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber. These rules can include getting a special qualification or training before you start prescribing medicines. You might also need to show that you know enough to prescribe medicines safely. You may need to keep learning and training to prescribe medicines. This can include regular checks to make sure you are competent to prescribe medicines. In some cases, you might need to work under the supervision of a practitioner. If you do not follow these rules, you might not be allowed to prescribe medicines. The rules can be different for veterinarians and other types of prescribers. The Minister or a professional organisation can decide what training or qualifications you need. A relevant professional organisation is a group that oversees a particular health profession. For veterinarians, this is the Veterinary Council of New Zealand. For other prescribers, it is the authority that oversees their health profession. You can find more information about the rules in section 105(1)(d).

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

105ARegulations relating to veterinarians and authorised prescribers who are not designated prescribers

  1. Without limiting the generality of section 105(1)(d), regulations may be made under that provision—

  2. requiring any veterinarian, or authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber, or a specified class of such persons, before commencing for the first time to prescribe prescription medicines or prescription medicines of a specified class or description, to satisfy 1 or more of the following requirements:
    1. to obtain any specified qualification or any qualification specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation:
      1. to undertake specified training or any training specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation:
        1. to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the relevant professional organisation, that the person is sufficiently knowledgeable to safely prescribe prescription medicines or prescription medicines of a specified class or description:
        2. requiring any veterinarian, or authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber, or any class of such persons, to undergo specified training or to undergo training specified from time to time by notice in the Gazette by the Minister, or by the relevant professional organisation (including training of an ongoing nature):
          1. requiring any veterinarian, or authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber, or any class of such persons, to undergo an assessment of competence to prescribe prescription medicines of a specified class or description (including an assessment at regular intervals):
            1. requiring any veterinarian, or authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber, or any class of such persons who prescribes prescription medicines of any specified class or description to undertake those duties under the supervision of a practitioner or a specified class of practitioner:
              1. prohibiting any veterinarian, or authorised prescriber who is not a designated prescriber who fails to comply with any requirement imposed by or under regulations referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) from prescribing prescription medicines or prescription medicines of any specified class or description.

                1. In this section, relevant professional organisation means,—

                2. in the case of a veterinarian or any class of veterinarian, the Veterinary Council of New Zealand:
                  1. in any other case, the responsible authority for the health profession to which the person belongs.

                    Notes
                    • Section 105A: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Medicines Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 117).
                    • Section 105A heading: replaced, on , by section 36(1) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(1)(a): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(1)(b): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(1)(c): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(1)(c): amended, on , by section 3 of the Medicines Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 60).
                    • Section 105A(1)(d): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(1)(e): amended, on , by section 36(2) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(2)(a): replaced, on , by section 36(3) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).
                    • Section 105A(2)(b): replaced, on , by section 36(3) of the Medicines Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 141).