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Nurse Practitioner Prescribing
Mental Health, Alcohol & Drugs Nurse Practitioner
Collaborative
Matthew McCrone
Chief Officer, Drugs & Poisons Regulation
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
17 September 2010
Legislative basis
• Section 13(1) of Drugs, Poisons & Controlled
Substances Act 1981 authorises who can obtain,
possess, use, sell or supply Schedule 1 to 9.
•Regulation 5 specifies who is authorised to possess
Shedule 4, 8 & 9.
•Section 14A allows the Minister to approve the list of
drugs for each category
•Section 14A(2) allows for lists to be expressed in a
number of ways
Guidelines for Submissions
Guidelines for Registration Boards:
1. Purpose of submission
2. Legislative requirements
3. Justification
Guidelines for Submissions
Guidelines for Registration Boards:
4. Training
5. Administrative process for endorsement
6. Practice monitoring arrangements
7. Consultation
DH process for managing submission
Request for
additional
information
No
Registration
Board makes
submission for
drug formulary
approval or
modification
Minister/
Secretary
receives
submission
from
Registration
Board
Responsible
DH Program
area organises
receipt of
submission &
advises
HPDAC of
request
Initial review of
submission
against DH
criteria
undertaken by
responsible
program area
Criteria
Met?
Yes
Submission &
Documentation
forwarded to
Chair, HPDAC
HPDAC
convened to
review
submission
including relevant
DHS program
area & makes
recommendation
Criteria being
developed
Responsible Program area:
1. Briefs Minister/ Secretary & advises of
HPDAC recommendation
2. Prepares letter from Minister/ Secretary
to advise Board of outcome
Minister/
Secretary
approved
submission?
Yes
Responsible Program area:
1. Organises posting of formularies or
changes to formularies in Victorian
Government Gazette
2. Arranges for posting of formularies on
DPRG website
NP Categories from 1 July 2010
NMBA category for notation of
Victorian NPs on national register #
Previous NBV categories for NP endorsement
Aged care
Aged care
Maternity care
Maternity care
Perioperative care
Perioperative care
Mental Health
Mental health
Drug & Alcohol*
Critical Care
Critical Care
Emergency
Paediatrics
Paediatrics
Neonatal care
Primary Care
Community health
Rural & remote
Family Health
Drug & Alcohol*
Acute & Supportive care
Acute & Supportive care
Pain Management
Gastroenterology
Haematology/Oncology
Ophthalmology
Renal
Diabetes
Neurological Care
Palliative Care
Wound management
Important web resources
DPRG
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/dpu/prescriber/nurse.htm
- has NP categories & lists
– has links to poisons schedules, legislation
– has guide to DPCS Regulations
NP Central
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nursing/furthering/practitioner
- ‘your first stop for NP updates and information’
- has links to DPRG and lists
- links to NMBA docs etc
DPRG Website
NP Central Website