Precursor Control Regulations (SOR/2002-359)

91.91 A hospital that sells or provides a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor exclusively on a retail basis may do so subject to sections 91.92 to 91.94.

• 91.92 (1) The person in charge of a hospital shall not permit a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor set out in column 1 of the schedule to be sold or provided to a patient or for the benefit of an animal under treatment as an in-patient or an out-patient of the hospital in a quantity, per transaction, that exceeds the maximum quantity, expressed as an absolute quantity or per package, specified for the contained precursor in column 2 of the schedule, unless the transaction is made under a prescription or another authorization of a practitioner practising in the hospital.

• (2) The person in charge of the hospital shall keep the following information or ensure that it is kept:

  • (a) the name and quantity of the preparation or mixture provided when the prescription was filled;

  • (b) the name and address of the person for whom the prescription was issued;

  • (c) the date on which the prescription was filled; and

  • (d) the number assigned to the prescription.

91.93 The person in charge of a hospital shall not permit a prescription for a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor to be refilled at the hospital unless the requirements of section 91.6 are satisfied, with any modifications that the circumstances require.

91.94 The person in charge of a hospital shall not permit a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor to be sold or provided pursuant to a prescription that has been transferred to the hospital, unless the requirements of subsection 91.7(2) are satisfied, with any modifications that the circumstances require.

91.95 Information to be recorded and records to be kept under this Part shall be retained for at least two years after the date the information was obtained or the record was made.

91.96 A pharmacist, practitioner or hospital that sells or provides only on a retail basis, or possesses for the purpose of sale or provision, preparations or mixtures containing Class A precursors, shall

• (a) take reasonable steps to ensure the security of the Class A precursors;

• (b) on discovering an unusual waste or disappearance of a Class A precursor that cannot be explained on the basis of normally accepted business practices, notify

  • (i) a member of a police force within 24 hours after the discovery, and

  • (ii) the Minister, in writing, within 72 hours after making the discovery, and confirm that the notice required under subparagraph (i) has been provided;

• (c) on discovering a theft of a Class A precursor set out in column 1 of the schedule, if the package in which it is contained is not intended for retail sale and contains a quantity of the precursor exceeding the maximum quantity specified for the precursor in column 2 of the schedule, notify the persons mentioned in subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii) within the applicable time-periods; and

• (d) on request, provide to the Minister or make available for examination by the Minister, any information or record required to be kept or made under this Part.