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
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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
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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
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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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