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 Otago Community Alcohol and Drug Service (“Otago CADS”) as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs at the following places:

Clutha Mental Health
24 Clyde Street
Balclutha 9230

Dunstan Hospital
Hospital Street
Clyde 9391

Waitaki Community Mental Health
2 Trent Street
Oamaru 9400

Wakari Hospital
369 Taieri Road
Halfway Bush
Dunedin 9010

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 Karl Hopf Schmidt

as a medical practitioner, may:

1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence to controlled drugs as the lead clinician for the Otago CADS;
2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection (2)(b) to:
   1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence;
   2. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Otago CADS as specified under subsection (2)(d); and
3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Otago CADS 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 the Otago CADS or the Southland Drug and Alcohol and Specialist Service.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2017.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health.