Illinois Administrative Code › Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Part 1290 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM › Subpart C - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY REGISTRATION AUTHORIZATION › Section 1290.40 - Dispensing Organization Authorization Process

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Division shall review applications and
				issue authorizations according to the requirements of the Act and this Part.
1) An applicant shall file an application
				with the Division for authorization to register a dispensing
				organization.
2) Applications for
				authorizations shall be made on forms furnished by the Division. The
				application shall be signed by all principal officers certifying under penalty
				of perjury that all information contained in the application is true and
				accurate.
3) An applicant is
				limited to one application for authorization per District.
4) The instructions on the application will
				reflect the total maximum number of points available for each required criteria
				and bonus point category. The instructions and application will also identify
				the minimum number of points necessary from the required criteria to be
				eligible for consideration of the bonus point categories. All applications will
				be reviewed and points awarded based upon the same point system in a fair and
				unbiased manner.
5) An applicant
				may submit separate applications for authorization in up to five
				Districts.
6) Each application
				requires one application fee (see Section
				1290.80 ). Applications for
				authorization will be scored in five required categories. Should the applicant
				meet the minimum percentage in the five required categories, it may be eligible
				to be scored in the bonus category. The required five categories and the bonus
				category will be scored based on the following point structure:
A) The suitability of the proposed dispensary
				category is 150 points.
B) The
				business and operation plan category is 200 points.
C) The security plan category is 200
				points.
D) The recordkeeping and
				inventory plan category is 200 points.
E) The financial disclosure category is 150
				points.
F) The bonus category is
				100 points.
7) If
				submitting an application in more than one District, the applicant shall
				identify the Districts it has applied in or Districts where it is
				registered.
8) Each applicant must
				submit to and qualify through a fingerprint-based criminal history records
				check as set forth in Section
				1290.230.
9) The Division shall review each application
				to determine whether it meets the minimum criteria and shall determine
				qualified applicants.
10) The
				Division may consider the location of a proposed dispensary relevant to other
				proposed or existing dispensaries, in the same or adjacent Districts, to ensure
				that dispensaries are geographically dispersed.
11) If the Division determines that the
				number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of authorizations available,
				the Division will select the most qualified applicant in that District using
				the selection process established in Section
				1290.60.
12) Qualified applicants chosen through the
				selection process will receive an authorization issued by the
				Division.
13) If the Division
				determines that a District has no qualified applicants or fewer qualified
				applicants than authorized registrations, the Division shall post a
				notification on the Division's website detailing the dates of the next open
				application period.
14) No person
				or entity shall have a financial interest in more than five registrations or
				hold itself out as an owner of more than five registrations. No person shall be
				a principal officer in more than five registered dispensing organizations. If a
				qualified applicant has been granted more than five authorizations or
				registrations by the Division, the applicant shall promptly notify the
				Division.
15) If a dispensing
				organization's registration is void or invalid for any reason, including but
				not limited to revocation, suspension or nonrenewal, the Division will post a
				notification on the Division's website detailing the dates of the next open
				application period.