Acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I, Dr John Crawshaw:
- Revoke the approval of the Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 22 July 2020 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 27 July 2020, Notice No. 2020-go3278); and
- Specify the Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions 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:
Nelson Addictions Service
Braemar Campus
Nelson Hospital
Nelson 7010; andBlenheim Addictions Service
Wairau Hospital
31 Hospital Road
Blenheim 7201; andGolden Bay Outreach
34 Motupipi Street
Takaka 7110; andMotueka Mental Health & Addictions
18 Tudor Street
Motueka 7120; andNelson Addictions Service
31 Pascoe Street
Tahunanui
Nelson 7011. - Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Leon Nixon, as a medical practitioner, may:
- prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions Service;
- authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection 24A(2)(b) to:
- prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence;
- authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
- authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
Conditions
- Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered or supplied to people who are or have been clients of Nelson Marlborough Health Addictions Service.
- This approval expires on 31 December 2023.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2020.
Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health, Mental Health and Addictions.