Safeguarding our Communities Act (Patch for Patch Return Policy), 2015

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Sections7

• 1

  1. (1) In this Act, “controlled substance patch” means, (a) a fentanyl patch, or (b) any other patch that contains a drug and that meets the criteria provided for in the regulations; (“timbre de substances désignées”) “dispenser” means, (a) a person who is authorized to dispense a drug in a pharmacy under the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, or (b) a person provided for in the regulations; (“préposé à la préparation”) “fentanyl patch” means a fentanyl transdermal patch that satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed by the regulations; (“timbre de fentanyl”) “operator of a pharmacy” means, (a) the holder of a certificate of accreditation for the operation of a pharmacy under section 139 of the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, or (b) the operator of a pharmacy operated in or by a hospital to which the Public Hospitals Act applies; (“exploitant d’une pharmacie”) “pharmacy” has the …

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• 2

  2. (1) A prescriber who prescribes a fentanyl patch shall, (a) record on the prescription the name and location of the pharmacy at which the patient or his or her authorized representative intends to fill the prescription; (b) notify the pharmacy about the prescription by telephone or by faxing a copy of the prescription to the pharmacy; and (c) comply with any other requirements provided for in the regulations. No limitation (2) Nothing in this section limits or replaces the application of any other Act with respect to the prescribing of fentanyl patches. Dispensing fentanyl patches

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  3. (1) A dispenser at a pharmacy shall dispense fentanyl patches under a prescription in accordance with the following rules: 1. The name and location of the pharmacy must have been recorded on the prescription by the prescriber, subject to any exceptions provided for in the regulations. 2. The pharmacy must have been notified by the prescriber about the prescription before any fentanyl patches are dispensed, subject to any exceptions provided for in the regulations. 3. Subject to paragraph 5, the dispenser is only permitted to dispense fentanyl patches if the patient or his or her authorized representative gives the dispenser a used fentanyl patch in exchange for every fentanyl patch dispensed. 4. The dispenser must inspect every used fentanyl patch collected from the patient or his or her authorized representative. 5. If either of the following circumstances exist, the dispenser is onl…

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  4. (1) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing criteria for the purposes of the definition of “fentanyl patch” in subsection 1 (1); (b) establishing different classes of prescribers and dispensers and establishing different rules for the prescribing and dispensing of fentanyl patches by those classes and requiring compliance with those rules; (c) establishing a contingency plan for the purposes of paragraph 5 of subsection 3 (1) that, (i) sets out the quantity of fentanyl patches that may be dispensed in either of the circumstances described in subparagraph 5 i or ii of subsection 3 (1), (ii) requires the dispenser to notify the prescriber and any other persons in those circumstances, and (iii) sets out other rules that apply in those circumstances; (d) excluding a person from the application of this Act, or from one or more provisions of this Act, subjec…

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  5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).

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  6. Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). ______________