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Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019

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A decision made on 15 October 2019

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2019-0046

Decision Summary Title :

Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019

Date of Decision Summary:

10th October 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Chief Pharmacist

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019

Date of Written Report:

10th October 2019

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019

Decision(s):

The Minister made the Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019

Reason(s) for Decision:

The States Assembly previously approved amendments to extend the range of healthcare professionals who are recognised as authorised practitioners for the purposes of prescribing prescription only medicines under the provisions of the Medicines (Jersey) Law 1995. Regulations creating new registrable occupations for a range of independent prescribers were passed by the States on 8th October 2019. The Minister consequently made the Medicines (Prescription Only) (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Order 2019 to include the new registrable occupations as authorised practitioners.

Resource Implications:

None

Action required:

  1. The Minister to sign, date and seal the Order
  2. To forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor at the States Greffe and request the Greffier of the States to notify the States

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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