Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64 - Departmental › Chapter 64-4 - COMPASSIONATE USE › Section 64-4.002 - Application for Registration of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each nursery that meets the requirements of Section
				  381.986(5)(b)
				  1., F.S., desiring to be approved as a Dispensing Organization shall make
				  application, either electronically or in hard copy, to the department using
				  Form DH8006-OCU-2/2015, "Application for Low-THC Cannabis Dispensing
				  Organization Approval, " herein incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05457
.
				  The completed application form must include the following:
(1) An initial application fee of $60,
				063.00.
(2) An explanation or
				written documentation, as applicable, showing how the Applicant meets the
				statutory criteria listed in Section 381.986(5)(b), F.S. In any explanation,
				the Applicant must address each item listed for each criterion below. The
				Applicant must disclose the name, position, and resume of the employee(s) who
				provides the knowledge or experience explained for each item.
(a) The technical and technological ability
				to cultivate, process, and dispense low-THC cannabis. Please address the
				following items:
1. Experience cultivating
				cannabis,
2. Experience cultivating
				in Florida plants not native to Florida,
3. Experience introducing new varieties of
				plants,
4. Regional cultivation
				knowledge and experience,
5.
				Experience cultivating plants for human consumption such as food or medicine
				products,
6. Experience with
				in-house propagation,
7. Experience
				with genetic modification or breeding,
8. Experience using clean growing rooms,
9. Knowledge of cannabis
				cultivation, including:
a. Proper cultivation
				conditions and techniques,
b.
				Additives that can be used when growing cannabis,
c. Pests, disease and deficiencies common for
				cannabis,
d. Production of high
				quality product in a short time,
10. Experience with tracking each plant in a
				harvest,
11. Experience with good
				agricultural practices,
12.
				Experience with good handling practices,
13. Experience with good manufacturing
				practices,
14. Experience with
				analytical organic chemistry and micro-biology,
15. Experience with analytical laboratory
				methods,
16. Experience with
				analytical laboratory quality control, including maintaining a chain of
				custody,
17. Knowledge of, and
				experience with, cannabis extraction techniques,
18. Knowledge of cannabis routes of
				administration,
19. Knowledge of,
				and experience with, producing cannabis products,
20. Experience interacting with patients,
21. Experience with handling
				confidential information,
22. A
				marketing plan,
23. Experience
				gathering and managing data, i.e. data on patient reactions to products
				dispensed,
24. Experience with
				recalls,
25. Training programs for
				employees addressing:
a. The Health Insurance
				Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
b. Patient education,
c. Compliance,
d. Patient counseling; and,
e. Data collection.
26. Any awards, recognition or certifications
				received for relevant expertise.