Publication date:
14 July 2026
This Cabinet material outlines the rationale and process for updating the list of medicines that may be prescribed by nurse and pharmacists prescribers.
Titles of Cabinet paper:
- Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Drugs - Designated Prescriber Nurses and Designated Prescriber Pharmacists) Amendment Regulations 2026.
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ending 20 February 2026 (CAB-26-MIN-0053)
- Minute of Decision: Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Drugs - Designated Prescriber Nurses and Designated Prescriber Pharmacists) Amendment Regulations 2026 (LEG-26-MIN-0019).
Other documents:
- Briefing - Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Drugs - Designated Prescriber Nurses and Designated Prescriber Pharmacists) Amendment Regulations 2026 (H2026077617)
- Order in Council - Misuse of Drugs (Controlled Drugs - Designated Prescriber Nurses and Designated Prescriber Pharmacists) Amendment Regulations 2026
