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Methadone: Licence to Prescribe

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A decision made on 8 October 2014:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2014-0046

Decision Summary Title :

MD - Methadone Licence 2014

Dr Mark Earley

Date of Decision Summary:

06 October 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

 

Medical Officer of Health

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

 

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Approval Methadone Licence 2014 Dr Mark Earley

Date of Written Report:

06 October 2014

Written Report Author:

 

Medical Officer of Health

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

 

Public

Subject: Methadone prescription – Medical Practitioner Licence to prescribe Methadone until 31 December 2014, under Article 13(2) of the Misuse of Drugs (Jersey) Law 1978.

Decision(s):     The medical practitioner named below has applied for a Licence to prescribe Methadone for 2014:

 

Dr Mark Earley

 

The Minister for Health and Social Services approved the issue of the licence.

 

The conditions to be attached to the licence should be:

 

1. The Licence is not transferable

 

2. It only applies to named and notified drug addicts

 

3. The Licence is for a limited period to 31 December 2014

 

4. That full records of the controlled drugs prescribed will be kept, and if necessary, made available to the Medical Officer of Health or her Deputy.

Reason(s) for Decision:    Requires licence to prescribe methadone.

Resource Implications:  None

Action required:    Notification of approval to the Medical Officer of Health and to inform approved Medical Practitioner accordingly.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Assistant Minister for Health and Social Services

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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