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Connecticut House Bill HB07135

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76 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7135
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2020 AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF WRITTEN CERTIFICATIONS
2121 FOR MEDICAL MARIJUAN A AND IDENTIFYING VETERANS WHO
2222 HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS T HEREFOR.
2323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2424 Assembly convened:
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2626 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 21a-408c of the general statutes is 1
27-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
28-October 1, 2019): 3
29-(b) Any initial written certification for the palliative use of 4
30-marijuana issued on or after October 1, 2019, by a physician or an 5
31-advanced practice registered nurse under subsection (a) of this section 6
32-shall be valid for a period not to exceed [one year] thirteen months 7
33-from the date such initial written certification is signed and dated by 8
34-the physician or advanced practice registered nurse, and any 9
35-subsequent written certification shall be valid for a period not to 10
36-exceed one year from the date such subsequent written certification is 11
37-signed and dated. Not later than ten calendar days after the expiration 12
38-of such period, or at any time before the expiration of such period 13
39-should the qualifying patient no longer wish to possess marijuana for 14
40-palliative use, the qualifying patient or the primary caregiver shall 15 Raised Bill No. 7135
27+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
28+1, 2019): 3
29+(b) Any initial written certification for the palliative use of marijuana 4
30+issued on or after October 1, 2019, by a physician or an advanced practice 5
31+registered nurse under subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a 6
32+period not to exceed [one year] thirteen months from the date such initial 7
33+written certification is signed and dated by the physician or advanced 8
34+practice registered nurse, and any subsequent written certification shall be 9
35+valid for a period not to exceed one year from the date such subsequent 10
36+written certification is signed and dated. Not later than ten calendar days 11
37+after the expiration of such period, or at any time before the expiration of 12
38+such period should the qualifying patient no longer wish to possess 13
39+marijuana for palliative use, the qualifying patient or the primary 14 Raised Bill No. 7135
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48-the primary caregiver for palliative use. 17
49-Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 21a-408d of the general statutes is 18
50-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 19
51-October 1, 2019): 20
52-(a) Each qualifying patient who is issued a written certification for 21
53-the palliative use of marijuana under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) 22
54-of section 21a-408a, and the primary caregiver of such qualifying 23
55-patient, shall register with the Department of Consumer Protection. 24
56-Such registration shall be effective from the date the Department of 25
57-Consumer Protection issues a certificate of registration until the 26
58-expiration of the written certification issued by the physician or 27
59-advanced practice registered nurse. The qualifying patient and the 28
60-primary caregiver shall provide sufficient identifying information, as 29
61-determined by the department, to establish the personal identity of the 30
62-qualifying patient and the primary caregiver. The department shall 31
63-afford the qualifying patient an opportunity to provide information 32
64-identifying such qualifying patient as a veteran, as defined in 33
65-subsection (a) of section 27-103. If the qualifying patient is under 34
66-eighteen years of age and not an emancipated minor, the custodial 35
67-parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the qualifying 36
68-patient shall also provide a letter from both the qualifying patient's 37
69-primary care provider and a physician who is board certified in an 38
70-area of medicine involved in the treatment of the debilitating condition 39
71-for which the qualifying patient was certified that confirms that the 40
72-palliative use of marijuana is in the best interest of the qualifying 41
73-patient. A physician may issue a written certification for the palliative 42
74-use of marijuana by a qualifying patient who is under eighteen years 43
75-of age, provided such written certification shall not be for marijuana in 44
76-a dosage form that requires that the marijuana be smoked, inhaled or 45
77-vaporized. The qualifying patient or the primary caregiver shall report 46
78-any change in the identifying information to the department not later 47
79-than five business days after such change. The department shall issue a 48 Raised Bill No. 7135
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45+caregiver shall destroy all usable marijuana possessed by the qualifying 15
46+patient and the primary caregiver for palliative use. 16
47+Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 21a-408d of the general statutes is 17
48+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 18
49+1, 2019): 19
50+(a) Each qualifying patient who is issued a written certification for the 20
51+palliative use of marijuana under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 21
52+section 21a-408a, and the primary caregiver of such qualifying patient, 22
53+shall register with the Department of Consumer Protection. Such 23
54+registration shall be effective from the date the Department of Consumer 24
55+Protection issues a certificate of registration until the expiration of the 25
56+written certification issued by the physician or advanced practice 26
57+registered nurse. The qualifying patient and the primary caregiver shall 27
58+provide sufficient identifying information, as determined by the 28
59+department, to establish the personal identity of the qualifying patient and 29
60+the primary caregiver. The department shall afford the qualifying patient 30
61+an opportunity to provide information identifying such qualifying patient 31
62+as a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103. If the qualifying 32
63+patient is under eighteen years of age and not an emancipated minor, the 33
64+custodial parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the 34
65+qualifying patient shall also provide a letter from both the qualifying 35
66+patient's primary care provider and a physician who is board certified in 36
67+an area of medicine involved in the treatment of the debilitating condition 37
68+for which the qualifying patient was certified that confirms that the 38
69+palliative use of marijuana is in the best interest of the qualifying patient. 39
70+A physician may issue a written certification for the palliative use of 40
71+marijuana by a qualifying patient who is under eighteen years of age, 41
72+provided such written certification shall not be for marijuana in a dosage 42
73+form that requires that the marijuana be smoked, inhaled or vaporized. 43
74+The qualifying patient or the primary caregiver shall report any change in 44
75+the identifying information to the department not later than five business 45
76+days after such change. The department shall issue a registration 46
77+certificate to the qualifying patient and to the primary caregiver and may 47
78+charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, for each 48 Raised Bill No. 7135
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87-caregiver and may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed twenty-five 50
88-dollars, for each registration certificate issued under this subsection. 51
89-Any registration fees collected by the department under this 52
90-subsection shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the 53
91-General Fund. 54
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84+registration certificate issued under this subsection. Any registration fees 49
85+collected by the department under this subsection shall be paid to the 50
86+State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund. 51
9287 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
9388 sections:
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9590 Section 1 October 1, 2019 21a-408c(b)
9691 Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 21a-408d(a)
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98-VA Joint Favorable
93+Statement of Purpose:
94+To extend the validity of an initial medical certification for qualifying
95+medical marijuana patients and to provide such patients an opportunity to
96+provide identifying information that he or she is a veteran.
97+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
98+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
99+underlined.]
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