Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-9 - Reporting requirements for physicians, APRNs, patients and caregivers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A physician or APRN shall report to the
			 department, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, the death of a
			 qualifying patient or change in status of a debilitating medical condition
			 involving a qualifying patient for whom the physician or APRN has issued a
			 written certification if such change may affect the patient's continued
			 eligibility to use marijuana. A physician or APRN shall report such death or
			 change of status not more than five business days after the physician becomes
			 aware of such fact.
(b) A
			 qualifying patient or primary caregiver, who has been issued a registration
			 certificate, shall notify the department of any change in the information
			 provided to the department not later than five business days after such change.
			 A qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall report changes that include,
			 but are not limited to, a change in the qualifying patient's name, address,
			 contact information, medical status, or status with the Department of
			 Correction. A qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall report such changes
			 on a form, and in a manner, prescribed by the commissioner.
(c) A qualifying patient or primary caregiver
			 may change the patient's designated dispensary facility no more than four times
			 per year without good cause shown and prior approval by the commissioner. A
			 qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall report the change on a form and
			 in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. A change in the designated
			 dispensary facility shall not be effective until approved by the department. A
			 qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall only purchase marijuana from the
			 dispensary facility currently designated by the patient or caregiver with the
			 department.
(d) If a qualifying
			 patient's or primary caregiver's appearance has substantially changed such that
			 the photograph submitted to the department does not accurately resemble such
			 qualifying patient or primary caregiver, such person shall submit, in a timely
			 manner, an updated photograph that meets the requirements prescribed by the
			 commissioner.
(e) If a qualifying
			 patient has a primary caregiver, that primary caregiver may notify the
			 department of any changes on behalf of the qualifying patient using the same
			 forms and process prescribed for qualifying patients.
(f) If a qualifying patient or primary
			 caregiver notifies the department of any change that results in information on
			 the registration certificate being inaccurate or the photograph needing to be
			 replaced, the qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall submit the fee
			 required by section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies for a replacement registration certificate. The
			 department shall thereafter issue the qualifying patient or primary caregiver a
			 new registration certificate provided the applicant continues to satisfy the
			 requirements of the Act and sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Upon receipt of a
			 new registration certificate, the qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall
			 destroy in a non-recoverable manner the registration certificate that was
			 replaced.
(g) If a qualifying
			 patient or primary caregiver becomes aware of the loss, theft or destruction of
			 the registration certificate of such qualifying patient or primary caregiver,
			 the qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall notify the department, on a
			 form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, not later than five
			 business days of becoming aware of the loss, theft or destruction, and submit
			 the fee required by section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies for a replacement registration certificate. The
			 department shall inactivate the initial registration certificate upon receiving
			 such notice and issue a replacement registration certificate upon receiving the
			 applicable fee provided the applicant continues to satisfy the requirements of
			 the Act and sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.