Dental practitioner means a person in private practice registered by the Australian Dental Association.
medical practitioner means a person as defined in section 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Specialist medical practitioner means a specialist as defined in section 3 of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
general medical practitioner means a general practitioner as defined in section 3 of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Hospital practice protocol means a written plan, policy, procedure, or agreement that authorizes drug therapy management between hospital pharmacists and physicians within a hospital and the hospital’s clinics as developed and determined by the hospital’s P&T committee. Such a protocol may apply to all pharmacists and physicians at a hospital or the hospital’s clinics or only to those pharmacists and physicians who are specifically recognized. A hospital practice protocol shall comply with the requirements of subrule 8.34(3).