Acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I, Dr John Crawshaw:

1. Revoke the approval of the medical practitioner issued 15 March 2018 pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (New Zealand Gazette, 21 December 2017, Notice No. 2017-go6776); and
2. Revoke the approval of the Bay of Plenty DHB Addiction Service issued 21 December 2017 pursuant to section 24A(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (New Zealand Gazette, 15 March 2018, Notice No. 2018-go1288); and
3. Specify the Bay of Plenty Opioid Substitution (OST) Service as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, pursuant to section 24A(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 at the following places:
   

   Tauranga Hospital
   829 Cameron Road
   Tauranga 3112
   Te Puke Community Health Centre
   Cnr King Street and Commerce Lane
   Te Puke 3119
   Community Mental Health and Addiction Services Whakatane
   52 Commerce Street
   Whakatane 3079
   Katikati Community Centre
   45 Beach Road
   Katikati 3129; and

4. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Branka Mijatovic, as a medical practitioner who may:
1. prescribe, administer and supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence, as the lead clinician for Bay of Plenty Opioid Substitution Service;
2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 to:
1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence:
2. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Bay of Plenty Opioid Substitution Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Bay of Plenty Opioid Substitution Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.

Conditions

1. Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered or supplied to people who are or have been clients of Bay of Plenty Opioid Substitution Service.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2020.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of March 2020.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health, Director of Addiction Services.