Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 946 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 946.30 - Addition of Debilitating Medical Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Residents may petition the Department to add debilitating
				  medical conditions to those listed in Section 10(h) of the Act and Section
				  946.20.
				  The Department will accept petitions annually. The annual petition period for
				  accepting petitions will be for a one-month period from January 1 through
				  January 31 each year. Petitions received outside of the open periods specified
				  in this Section will not be reviewed and will be returned to the resident
				  submitting the petition.
a)
During the open period, the Department will accept petitions from any
				resident requesting the addition of a new debilitating medical condition or
				disease to the list of approved debilitating medical conditions for which the
				use of cannabis has been shown to have a therapeutic or palliative effect. The
				Department shall provide public notice 30 days before the open period for
				accepting petitions, which shall describe the time period for submission, the
				required format of the submission, and the submission address
, which
				is set forth in Section
				946.205.
				(Section 45(b) of the Act)
b)
Each petition shall be limited to one proposed debilitating medical
				condition or disease
. (Section 45(c) of the Act)
c)
A petitioner shall file one
				original petition in the format provided by the Department and in the manner
				specified by the Department. For a petition to be processed and reviewed, the
				following information shall be included:
(Section 45(d) of the Act)
1)
A specific description of the
				medical condition or disease that is the subject of the petition.
The
				petitioner shall not submit broad categories, e.g., all mental illnesses. Each
				petition shall be limited to a single condition or disease. Information about
				the proposed condition or disease shall include:
A)
The extent to which the condition
				or disease itself and/or the treatments cause severe suffering, such as severe
				and/or chronic pain, severe nausea and/or vomiting, or otherwise severely
				impair a person's ability to carry on with activities of daily
				living;
B)
Information about why conventional medical therapies are not sufficient
				to alleviate the suffering caused by the disease or condition and its
				treatment;
C)
The
				proposed benefits from the medical use of cannabis specific to the medical
				condition or disease;
D)
Evidence from the medical community and other experts supporting the
				use of medical cannabis to alleviate suffering caused by the condition or
				disease and/or treatment;
E)
Letters of support from physicians
				or other licensed health care providers knowledgeable about the condition or
				disease, including, if feasible, a letter from a
health care
				professional
with whom the petitioner has a bona-fide health care
				professional-patient relationship;
F)
Any additional medical,
				testimonial or scientific documentation; and
G)
An electronic copy of all
				materials submitted.