Specialist Qualifications Held By Cannabis Clinic Doctors
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From: Gregory Soar
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
The MZMC say this in regard medical “specialists” in NZ, “ VOC1 (specialist) registration is for doctors who hold an approved New Zealand / Australasian postgraduate qualification and already hold registration in the General scope of practice.
Registration as a specialist in New Zealand requires specific training, qualifications and standards - the requirements for this pathway are outlined here.”
It is being advertised by MSD to clients that Cannabis Clinics in NZ are private specialist organisations and thus are not supported by MSD in regarding funding clients to such clinics services.
1. What specialist training does MSD believe a cannabis clinic doctor holds, please outline the special training that allows them to be “specialists” as required under NZ law and by the NZMC?
2. MSD says cannabis doctors cannot be self referred to by MSD clients. Please provide all legislation, Ministerial direction and ANY other formal regulations / requirements that say a patient may jot self refer.
3. Many medical practices are private businesses and have specialists such as psychiatrists which are funded for clients of MSD so please supply all information held that differentiates between cannabis clinic doctors without specialist training and any other medical practice doctors who funding for clients is given.
Yours faithfully,
Gregory Soar
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Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Gregory Soar,
Thank you for your email received 18 March 2022, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond.
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Gregory Soar,
On 18 March 2022, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
1. What specialist training does MSD believe a cannabis clinic doctor holds, please outline the special training that allows them to be “specialists” as required under NZ law and by the NZMC?
2. MSD says cannabis doctors cannot be self-referred to by MSD clients. Please provide all legislation, Ministerial direction and ANY other formal regulations / requirements that say a patient may jot self-refer.
3. Many medical practices are private businesses and have specialists such as psychiatrists which are funded for clients of MSD so please supply all information held that differentiates between cannabis clinic doctors without specialist training and any other medical practice doctors who funding for clients is given.
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Ministry of Social Development | Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora
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Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.
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Ministry of Social Development
Tçnâ koe Gregory Soar,
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.
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Services
Ministry of Social Development | Te Manatû Whakahiato Ora
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Any registered medical doctor, Nurse Practitioner may prescribe cannabis medicines. No specialist qualification is required.
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