HLS 20RS-1269 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 814
BY REPRESENTATIVE JENKINS
MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Adds chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease to the set
of conditions qualifying a patient for treatment with medical marijuana
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:1046(A)(2)(a)(xvii), relative to recommendation by physicians of
3 marijuana for therapeutic use, known commonly as medical marijuana; to provide
4 for medical conditions which qualify a patient for treatment with medical marijuana;
5 to authorize the recommendation of medical marijuana in treating chronic pain
6 associated with sickle cell disease; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1046(A)(2)(a)(xvii) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1046. Recommendation and dispensing of marijuana for therapeutic use; rules and
10 regulations; of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners and
11 Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; and the adoption of rules and regulations
12 relating to the dispensing of recommended marijuana for therapeutic use; the
13 Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the licensure of a production
14 facility licensing by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
15 A.
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17 (2)(a) For purposes of this Subsection, "debilitating medical condition"
18 means any of the following:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 20RS-1269 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 814
1 (xvii) Chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 814 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Jenkins
Abstract: Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana to patients by physicians
for treating chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.
Present law authorizes physicians who are licensed by and in good standing with the La.
State Board of Medical Examiners to recommend medical marijuana for therapeutic use by
patients clinically diagnosed as suffering from a debilitating medical condition. Defines
"debilitating medical condition" to mean cancer, glaucoma, Parkinson's disease, positive
status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, cachexia
or wasting syndrome, seizure disorders, epilepsy, spasticity, severe muscle spasms,
intractable pain, Crohn's disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, post traumatic
stress disorder, and certain conditions associated with autism spectrum disorder.
Proposed law retains present law and adds chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease
to the set of debilitating medical conditions which qualify a patient for a recommendation
of medical marijuana.
(Adds R.S. 40:1046(A)(2)(a)(xvii))
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