Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 946.310 - Health Care Professional Written Certification for the Medical Cannabis Program
a) A
certification confirming the patient's debilitating medical condition shall be
written on a form provided by the Department or shall be submitted in
electronic format and shall include, at minimum, the following:
1) The qualifying patient's name, date of
birth, home address and primary telephone number;
2) The certifying health care professional's
name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, medical license number,
indication of specialty or primary area of clinical practice, if any, and
active controlled substances license under the Illinois Controlled Substances
Act;
3) The length of time the
qualifying patient has been under the care of the certifying health care
professional;
4) The qualifying
patient's debilitating medical condition;
5) A statement that the certifying health
care professional has confirmed a diagnosis of a debilitating medical
condition; is treating or managing treatment of the patient's debilitating
condition; has a bona-fide health care professional-patient relationship; has
conducted an in-person physical examination has conducted a review of the
patient's medical history, including reviewing medical records from other
treating health care professionals, if any, from the previous 12
months;
6) The certifying health
care professional's signature and date of certification; and
7)
A statement that a participant in
possession of a written certification indicating a debilitating medical
condition shall not be considered an unlawful user or addicted to narcotics
solely as a result of his or her pending application to or participation in the
Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program. (Section 36 of the
Act)
b) The certifying
health care professional written certification does not constitute a
prescription for medical cannabis.
c) Applications for qualifying patients under
18 years old shall require a written certification from a certifying health
care professional and a reviewing health care professional. A written
certification from a reviewing health care professional is not required for
persons under 18 years old who have been diagnosed with a terminal
illness.
d)
It is unlawful
for any person to knowingly submit a fraudulent certification to be a
qualifying patient in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program
or a qualifying Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant.
A violation of this subsection shall result in the person who has knowingly
submitted the fraudulent certification being permanently banned from
participating in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or the
Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. (Section 36 of the Act)
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