Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Approval of Capital and Coast Addiction Services and Clinician to Provide Substitution Treatment Under Section 24 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

Pursuant to section 24(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, I, John Crawshaw, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, specify Capital and Coast Addiction Services as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, at the following place:
Wellington Regional Hospital
Administration Building
31 Mein Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021.And, pursuant to section 24(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I specify
Dr Thomas Peter Flewett
as a medical practitioner, may:
(a) prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence to controlled drugs
as the lead clinician for Capital and Coast Addiction Services;
(b) authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection (2)(b) to:
(i) prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence;
(ii) to authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Capital and Coast Addiction Services as specified under subsection (2)(d); and
(c) authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Capital and Coast Addiction Services as specified under subsection (2)(d).
Conditions
1. Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered, or supplied to people who are or have been clients of Capital and Coast Addiction Services.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2017.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2014.
DR JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health.