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 Christchurch Methadone Programme as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, at the following place:
Hillmorton Hospital
Sylvan Street
Christchurch 8024.
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 Carmen Ruth Lowe
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 Christchurch Methadone Programme;
(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 Christchurch Methadone Programme as specified under subsection (2)(d); and
(c) authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from Christchurch Methadone Programme 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 Christchurch Methadone Programme or the Pegasus Health GP Care Programme.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2017.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of March 2014.
DR JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health.