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| B.C. Reg. 537/2004 O.C. 1189/2004 |
Deposited December 3, 2004 effective February 1, 2005 |
| This archived regulation consolidation is current to August 5, 2005 and includes changes enacted and in force by that date. For the most current information, click here. |
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act
1 In this regulation:
"access" means access to patient record information on the PharmaNet system for the purpose of providing therapeutic treatment or care to patients;
"hospital" means a hospital, as defined in paragraph (a) of the definition of "hospital" in section 1 of the Hospital Act, that is designated under paragraph (a) of the definition of "hospital" in section 1 of the Hospital Insurance Act;
"medical practice" means any premises in British Columbia where a medical practitioner ordinarily practises medicine.
2 Subject to section 3, the following persons are permitted to have access:
(a) a medical practitioner;
(b) a person authorized to practise in British Columbia as a
(i) licensed practical nurse,
(ii) registered nurse, or
(iii) registered psychiatric nurse;
(c) a person authorized by a medical practitioner to have access
(i) under the direct supervision of the medical practitioner, and
(ii) in the course of carrying out the person's employment or other duties in a hospital emergency department or a medical practice.
3 A person designated under section 2 is permitted to have access only
(a) if the purpose and manner of access is consistent with the standards set out in the Ministry of Health Services' publication "PharmaNet Professional and Software Compliance Standards", as amended from time to time, and
(b) from a hospital emergency department or a medical practice.
Note: this regulation replaces B.C. Reg. 384/99.
[Provisions of the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 38.1]
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