15 Miss. Code. R. 22-2.10 - Requirements of Practitioners Participating in the Medical Cannabis Program
2.10.1 Practitioners shall complete eight (8)
hours of initial training related to the use of medical cannabis in order to
enroll in the program. Annual training in the amount of five (5) hours related
to the use of medical cannabis shall also be completed in order to annually
renew participation in the program. All training shall be approved by the
Department. Failure to meet these training requirements will negatively impact
a practitioner's ability to participate in the Program.
2.10.2 Practitioners are prohibited from
sharing office space with a medical cannabis establishment.
2.10.3 Participation in the program does not
negate the authority of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure,
Mississippi State Board of Nursing or Mississippi State Board of Optometry to
investigate practitioners and freely communicate with the Department should
those instances occur. Practitioners registered with the Program agree to the
additional regulatory requirements related to the MS Medical Cannabis Act and
the rules contained in this Part. Practitioners participating in the Program
agree that MSDH is authorized to freely communicate with the practitioner's
professional licensing board if violations are alleged.
2.10.4 Practitioners shall utilize the
Prescription Monitoring Program in order to complete an assessment of the
patient prior to issuing an initial or renewal certification qualifying his/her
condition for the medical cannabis program.
2.10.5 All patients shall be advised of their
freedom of choice as to the medical cannabis dispensary they wish to utilize.
Evidence of this shall be maintained in the patient's medical record.
2.10.6 In addition to the requirements set
forth in this Part, practitioners shall also follow the rules, regulations, and
policies set forth by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure,
Mississippi State Board of Nursing, or the Mississippi State Board of Optometry
in order to maintain an unrestricted license from the respective licensing
boards.
2.10.7 A certifying
practitioner may determine that a patient no longer meets the requirements
related to a debilitating medical condition; no longer believes that the
patient receives therapeutic benefit from the use of medical cannabis; or does
not believe the patient is using the medical cannabis for medical purposes. The
practitioner shall notify the Department of that determination and intent to
terminate the physician certification. Termination of physician certification
renders the patient identification card null and void.
2.10.8 Notification of termination of
practitioner certification to the Department and patient shall include, but
isn't limited to:
A. The practitioner's
identification number issued by the MS Medical Cannabis Program;
B. The patient's identification number issued
by the MS Medical Cannabis Program;
C. The reason the certification is being
revoked;
D. The date of
revocation;
E. The signature of the
practitioner;
F. The date of
notification to the Department;
G.
The date of notification to the patient; and,
H. The official letterhead and/or email
account of the practitioner.
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