Bill Text: CT SB00225 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Extending The Validity Of Written Certifications For Medical Marijuana And Identifying Veterans Who Have Prescriptions Therefor.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-11 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [SB00225 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00225-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2018 |
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AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF WRITTEN CERTIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND IDENTIFYING VETERANS WHO HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS THEREFOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 21a-408c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(b) Any initial written certification for the palliative use of marijuana issued by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse under subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed [one year] thirteen months from the date such initial written certification is signed and dated by the physician or advanced practice registered nurse, and any subsequent written certification shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year from the date such subsequent written certification is signed and dated. Not later than ten calendar days after the expiration of such period, or at any time before the expiration of such period should the qualifying patient no longer wish to possess marijuana for palliative use, the qualifying patient or the primary caregiver shall destroy all usable marijuana possessed by the qualifying patient and the primary caregiver for palliative use.
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 21a-408d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(a) Each qualifying patient who is issued a written certification for the palliative use of marijuana under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-408a, and the primary caregiver of such qualifying patient, shall register with the Department of Consumer Protection. Such registration shall be effective from the date the Department of Consumer Protection issues a certificate of registration until the expiration of the written certification issued by the physician or advanced practice registered nurse. The qualifying patient and the primary caregiver shall provide sufficient identifying information, as determined by the department, to establish the personal identity of the qualifying patient and the primary caregiver. The department shall afford the qualifying patient an opportunity to provide information identifying such qualifying patient as a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103. If the qualifying patient is under eighteen years of age and not an emancipated minor, the custodial parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the qualifying patient shall also provide a letter from both the qualifying patient's primary care provider and a physician who is board certified in an area of medicine involved in the treatment of the debilitating condition for which the qualifying patient was certified that confirms that the palliative use of marijuana is in the best interest of the qualifying patient. A physician may issue a written certification for the palliative use of marijuana by a qualifying patient who is under eighteen years of age, provided such written certification shall not be for marijuana in a dosage form that requires that the marijuana be smoked, inhaled or vaporized. The qualifying patient or the primary caregiver shall report any change in the identifying information to the department not later than five business days after such change. The department shall issue a registration certificate to the qualifying patient and to the primary caregiver and may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, for each registration certificate issued under this subsection. Any registration fees collected by the department under this subsection shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2018 |
21a-408c(b) |
Sec. 2 |
October 1, 2018 |
21a-408d(a) |
VA |
Joint Favorable Subst. |