Recognition by the Chief Health Officer of a Nurse Immuniser program of study - checklist for application

In Victoria, the Secretary of the Department of Health can approve a class of nurses (or midwives) to possess and administer medicines without the direct supervision of a doctor or nurse practitioner when it is necessary for the provision of health services and is within the competence of a nurse or midwife to do so without direct supervision. In conjunction with this approval, the nurses' employer has a responsibility to have in place minimum elements to support safe, high quality immunisation services by nurses. This checklist allows applicants to ensure they have met the requirements.