Haw. Code R. § 11-160-38 - Revocation of registration card

(a) The department may revoke a registration card issued to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver for any of the following reasons:

(1) Violation of any provision of this chapter or part IX of chapter 329, HRS;

(2) Submission of misleading, incorrect, false, or fraudulent information;

(3) Fraudulent use of a registration card;

(4) Tampering, falsifying, altering, modifying, duplicating, or allowing another person to use, tamper, falsify, alter, modify, or duplicate a registration card;

(5) Failure to make a notification of change with the department in accordance with section 11-160-33;

(6) Where immediate action is required to comply with the law or protect the health and safety of the general public; or

(7) Any other reason consistent with applicable laws.

(b) The department shall send written notification of a revocation by certified mail to the qualifying patient, the certifying physician or certifying advanced practice registered nurse, and the primary caregiver, if any, and include the specific reason or reasons for the revocation and the process to request a reconsideration of the department's action pursuant to section 11-160-51.

(c) Registration cards issued in hard copy by the department shall be surrendered to the department upon receipt of revocation notification pursuant to subsection (b). Notwithstanding a person's failure to surrender a revoked hard copy registration card to the department, upon inquiry by a law enforcement agency for official law enforcement purposes, the department shall verify that the registration is revoked.

(d) A qualifying patient aggrieved by a decision made pursuant to this section may request a reconsideration of the action in accordance with section 11-160-51.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 11-160-38

Eff 7/18/2015 (Auth: HRS § 321-9) (Imp: HRS § 329-123) Am and comp 2/25/2019