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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
Serial 150
Medical
Services Amendment Bill 2015
Ms
Purick
A Bill for an Act to amend the Medical Services Act
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
MEDICAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 2015
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Act No. [ ] of 2015
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Table of provisions
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. [ ] of 2015
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An Act to amend the Medical Services Act
[Assented to [ ] 2015]
[Second reading [ ] 2015]
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:
This Act may be cited as the Medical Services Amendment Act 2015.
This Act amends the Medical Services Act.
(1) Section 11(1)(c)
omit, insert
(c) for medical treatment that is a surgical treatment – the treatment is given in a hospital; and
(ca) for medical treatment that requires the dispensing of a drug – the drug is dispensed by a suitably qualified medical practitioner or a suitably qualified pharmacist; and
(2) Section 11(2)
omit
all words from "must" to "examine"
insert
must be a suitably qualified medical practitioner unless it is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances to get a suitably qualified medical practitioner to examine
(3) Section 11(7)
omit
, in giving medical treatment
insert
or pharmacist, in giving medical treatment or dispensing a drug,
(4) Section 11(8)
insert (in alphabetical order)
pharmacist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the pharmacy profession (other than as a student).
suitably qualified medical practitioner means a medical practitioner who:
(a) is an obstetrician or gynaecologist; or
(b) has completed training that is designed to train the medical practitioner to provide advice in the area of fertility control; or
(c) has a valid credential prescribed by regulation.
suitably qualified pharmacist means a pharmacist who has a valid credential prescribed by regulation.
This Act expires on the day after it commences.
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