15 Miss. Code. R. 22-2.5 - Registered Designated Caregiver Cards

2.5.1 Registered Designated Caregiver Cards will only be issued by the Department when all application criteria are met. Upon issuance of the designated caregiver card, the applicant is recognized as a designated caregiver to a qualified patient or patients (inclusive of nonresident patients) of the medical cannabis program. The Department will not issue a designated caregiver identification card before the Department issues the designated caregiver's qualifying patient's identification card.

2.5.2 Caregiver applicants are prohibited from having a disqualifying felony offense.

2.5.3 Caregivers shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age unless the person is the parent or legal guardian of the qualified patient cardholder that the designated caregiver assists.

2.5.4 Registered Designated Caregiver Cards issued by the Department are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance or lesser timeframe if assisting a nonresident patient.

2.5.5 Utilizing the same process outlined in Rule 2.4.2, Caregivers may apply for renewal of their identification card no later than one (1) year from the date of issuance or last renewal of the Caregiver Identification Card.

2.5.6 Caregiver Cards may be suspended or revoked for the following:

A. The caregiver provided false information to the Department;

B. The caregiver uses his/her card to obtain medical cannabis for an individual who has not designated them as their caregiver or who is not a qualified patient; and/or,

C. The caregiver uses the medical cannabis of the patient for whom he/she is providing care.

Notes

15 Miss. Code. R. 22-2.5

Adopted 1/13/2024