Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 935 CMR - Cannabis Control Commission › Title 935 CMR 501.000 - Medical Use Marijuana › Section 501.015 - Temporary and Annual Registration of Qualifying Patients

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) A Qualifying Patient shall apply for a
			 temporary or annual registration according to the procedures set out in 935 CMR
			 501.015, unless otherwise provided by the Commission.
(2) To obtain a temporary or an annual
			 Registration Card, a Qualifying Patient shall first obtain electronic or
			 Written Certification(s) from the Qualifying Patient's Certifying Healthcare
			 Provider(s).
(3)
Temporary Registration Card
. A patient's Certifying
			 Healthcare Provider(s) shall provide a Qualifying Patient who has not been
			 issued a temporary Patient Registration Card in the 365-day period preceding
			 the date of certification, a temporary registration in a form and a manner
			 determined by the Commission, which will include, but not be limited to, the
			 following:
(a) To generate a temporary
			 Registration Card, a Certifying Healthcare Provider shall obtain from a
			 Qualifying Patient, and electronically submit the information required by the
			 Commission as part of the temporary electronic certification process;
(b) At a minimum, a Certifying Healthcare
			 Provider shall submit the information required in 935 CMR 501.015(5)(a) through
			 (d) and (f);
(c) On submission of
			 the requisite information, the provider shall provide a packet of information
			 for the patient, which includes:
1. A
			 temporary Patient Registration Card;
2. A caregiver authorization form and
			 instructions;
3. Guidance on
			 patient confidentiality;
4. Written
			 instructions in a form and manner determined by the Commission that the patient
			 needs to complete the registration process with the Commission in order to
			 obtain an annual Registration card; and
5. If requested, a paper copy of the
			 Commission registration form for an annual Registration Card.
(d) The temporary Registration
			 Card shall constitute a Registration Card for patients for the purposes of
			 accessing MTCs and purchasing medical-use Marijuana and MIPs;
(e) A temporary Registration Card shall
			 expire either 14 days after the issuance of the temporary Registration Card or
			 on the issuance and receipt of an annual Registration Card, whichever occurs
			 first;
(f) A patient is limited to
			 one 14-day temporary registration during any 365-day period, unless otherwise
			 approved by the Commission;
(g) No
			 more than 2.5 ounces of Marijuana may be dispensed by an MTC to a Qualifying
			 Patient with a 14-day temporary registration except a Certifying Healthcare
			 Provider may determine and certify that a Qualifying Patient requires an amount
			 of Marijuana other than 2.5 ounces as a 14-day Supply and shall document the
			 amount and the rationale in the medical record and in the Written
			 Certification;
(h) It is the
			 obligation of the MTC to track and dispense only the amount allowed for a
			 14-day Supply; and
(i) To obtain an
			 annual Registration Card after receiving a temporary Registration Card, a
			 Qualifying Patient shall comply with 935 CMR 501.015(5):
Annual Patient
			 Registration Card
and complete the registration process for review by
			 the Commission.