935 CMR, § 501.015 - Temporary and Annual Registration of Qualifying Patients
(1) A Qualifying Patient shall apply for a
temporary or annual registration according to the procedures set out in 935 CMR
501.015, unless otherwise provided by the Commission.
(2) To obtain a temporary or an annual
Registration Card, a Qualifying Patient shall first obtain electronic or
Written Certification(s) from the Qualifying Patient's Certifying Healthcare
Provider(s).
(3)
Temporary Registration Card. A patient's Certifying
Healthcare Provider(s) shall provide a Qualifying Patient who has not been
issued a temporary Patient Registration Card in the 365-day period preceding
the date of certification, a temporary registration in a form and a manner
determined by the Commission, which will include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(a) To generate a temporary
Registration Card, a Certifying Healthcare Provider shall obtain from a
Qualifying Patient, and electronically submit the information required by the
Commission as part of the temporary electronic certification process;
(b) At a minimum, a Certifying Healthcare
Provider shall submit the information required in 935 CMR 501.015(5)(a) through
(d) and (f);
(c) On submission of
the requisite information, the provider shall provide a packet of information
for the patient, which includes:
1. A
temporary Patient Registration Card;
2. A caregiver authorization form and
instructions;
3. Guidance on
patient confidentiality;
4. Written
instructions in a form and manner determined by the Commission that the patient
needs to complete the registration process with the Commission in order to
obtain an annual Registration card; and
5. If requested, a paper copy of the
Commission registration form for an annual Registration Card.
(d) The temporary Registration
Card shall constitute a Registration Card for patients for the purposes of
accessing MTCs and purchasing medical-use Marijuana and MIPs;
(e) A temporary Registration Card shall
expire either 14 days after the issuance of the temporary Registration Card or
on the issuance and receipt of an annual Registration Card, whichever occurs
first;
(f) A patient is limited to
one 14-day temporary registration during any 365-day period, unless otherwise
approved by the Commission;
(g) No
more than 2.5 ounces of Marijuana may be dispensed by an MTC to a Qualifying
Patient with a 14-day temporary registration except a Certifying Healthcare
Provider may determine and certify that a Qualifying Patient requires an amount
of Marijuana other than 2.5 ounces as a 14-day Supply and shall document the
amount and the rationale in the medical record and in the Written
Certification;
(h) It is the
obligation of the MTC to track and dispense only the amount allowed for a
14-day Supply; and
(i) To obtain an
annual Registration Card after receiving a temporary Registration Card, a
Qualifying Patient shall comply with 935 CMR 501.015(5): Annual Patient
Registration Card and complete the registration process for review by
the Commission.
(4) To
access MTCs and obtain medical-use Marijuana and MIPs, the patient shall
present their temporary Registration Card in addition to a government-issued
identification card. MTCs are responsible for ensuring that patients present
proper documentation and verifying that the temporary Registration Card is
valid, before the patient accesses the MTC and purchases Marijuana, Marijuana
Products, or MIPs.
(5)
Annual Patient Registration Card. To obtain an annual
Registration Card, a Qualifying Patient shall submit or verify, in a form and
manner determined by the Commission, the following information:
(a) The Qualifying Patient's full name, date
of birth, address, telephone number, and email address if any, and a statement
indicating his or her age:
1. If the
Qualifying Patient is younger than 18 years old, an attestation from a parent
or legal guardian granting permission for the child to register with the
Commission; and
2. If the
Qualifying Patient is younger than 18 years old, that Qualifying Patient shall
have a designated Personal Caregiver, who shall be his or her parent or legal
guardian.
(b) Electronic
or Written Certification(s) for the Qualifying Patient from the Qualifying
Patient's Certifying Healthcare Provider(s);
(c) name, address, and telephone number of
the Qualifying Patient's Certifying Healthcare Provider(s);
(d) Full name, date of birth, and address of
the Qualifying Patient's Personal Caregiver(s), if any;
(e) A copy of the Qualifying Patient's
government-issued identification card or other verifiable identity document
acceptable to the Commission, except in the case of a Qualifying Patient
younger than 18 years old who does not have to comply with such
requirement;
(f) Written
acknowledgement of the limitations on his or her authorization to cultivate,
possess, and use Marijuana for medical purposes in the Commonwealth;
(g) An attestation that the Registered
Qualifying Patient shall not engage in the diversion of Marijuana and that the
patient understands that protections conferred by M.G.L. c. 941, for possession
of Marijuana for medical use are applicable only within Massachusetts; and
(h) Any other information required
by the Commission.
(6)
After obtaining a Registration Card, a Qualifying Patient is responsible for
notifying the Commission, in a form and manner determined by the Commission,
within five business days after any change to the information that he or she
was previously required to submit to the Commission, or after he or she
discovers that his or her Registration Card has been lost or stolen.
(7) A Registered Qualifying Patient shall
carry his or her Registration Card at all times while in possession of
medical-use Marijuana or MIPs.
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