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 the Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, at the following places:
Grey Base Hospital
High Street
Greymouth 780; and
Buller Mental Health Service
Derby Street
Westport 7825; and
Hokitika Health Centre
Sewell Street
Hokitika 7810.
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 Alfred Valare Dell'Ario
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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service;
(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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service as specified under subsection (2)(d); and
(c) authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service 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 Rata Alcohol and Other Drugs Service.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2017.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2014.
DR JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health.