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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.19

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall implement appropriate
						security measures designed to deter and prevent the theft of medical cannabis
						and unauthorized entrance into the areas containing medical
						cannabis.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.20

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall notify the Department
						within one (1) business day of any theft or loss of medical
						cannabis.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.21

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall not share office space
						with or refer patients to a practitioner.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.22

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities are subject to inspection by
						the Department during business hours, including but not limited to, inspection
						of the physical cannabis testing facility, interviews of personnel, review,
						inspection, and audit of records and documents related to the analyses of
						dispensary samples to verify compliance with this Chapter.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.23

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall use the statewide
						seed-to-sale tracking system certified by the Department and provide reports as
						required by the Department.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.24

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall notify the Department
						within one (1) business day if there is a change of ownership or closure of the
						entity.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.25

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall not allow an individual
						who is younger than twenty-one (21) years old to enter the premises of the
						cannabis testing facility.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.26

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall create and require the
						display of an identification badge for each medical cannabis establishment
						agent.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Rule 15-22-1-1.1.27

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities shall notify local law
						enforcement and the Department of any theft, robbery, break-in, or security
						breach that occurs on the laboratory's premises, no later than 10 calendar days
						after the facilities first become aware of the event. The description shall
						include a description of any property that was stolen or destroyed, and the
						quantity of any usable cannabis that was stolen.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 2 - Documentation Requirements for Applicants › Rule 15-22-1-1.2.1

Current through June 25, 2024
All applicants for a cannabis testing facility
						registration certificate and cannabis testing facility license must complete
						the application document required by the Department and include the
						documentation outlined in this Subchapter, pay the appropriate nonrefundable
						application fees to the Department, and be registered and licensed by the
						Department prior to initiating any testing related to medical cannabis.
						Cannabis testing facilities may be licensed as full or provisional by the
						Department.
1. A license will be
					 granted by the Department to a cannabis testing facility that can demonstrate
					 that it has applied for and received acceptable accreditation and that it meets
					 all other requirements outlined in this Subchapter.
2. A provisional license may be granted by
					 the Department to a new cannabis testing facility that has applied for
					 accreditation but has not yet received nor been denied accreditation and that
					 meets all other requirements of this Subchapter. A provisional license may be
					 issued only if the Department is satisfied that preparations are being made to
					 qualify for a regular license and that the health and safety of patients will
					 not be endangered. The license issued under this condition shall be valid until
					 the issuance of a regular license but shall not exceed twelve months following
					 date of issuance whichever may be sooner.
3. Licensing, full or provision, may be
					 denied when an applicant has deficiencies, and the Department determines that
					 the applicant cannot consistently produce valid data.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 2 - Documentation Requirements for Applicants › Rule 15-22-1-1.2.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All information and documents required by the
						Department, including but not limited to, the following must accompany an
						application for cannabis testing facility registration and licensing:
1. The legal name of the prospective cannabis
					 testing facility;
2. The physical
					 address of the prospective cannabis testing facility, which shall not be within
					 one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest property boundary line of a school,
					 church, or child care facility which exists or has acquired necessary real
					 property for the operation of such facility before the date of the cannabis
					 testing facility application unless the proposed entity has received approval
					 from the school, church or child care facility and received the applicable
					 waiver from the entity that licenses or accredits any such school or child care
					 facility, provided that the main point of entry of the cannabis testing
					 facility is not located within five hundred (500) feet of the nearest property
					 boundary line of any school, church or child care facility;
3. The name of each owner, principal officer,
					 board member, and lab director of the proposed cannabis testing
					 facility;
4. An attestation that
					 the information provided to the Department to apply for a cannabis testing
					 facility registration and license is true and correct;
5. The signatures of the owners of the
					 cannabis testing facility and the technical laboratory director and the date
					 each signed;
6. For each owner:
A. An attestation signed and dated by the
					 owner that the owner has not been convicted of an excluded felony
					 offense;
B. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner that the owner does not have a direct or indirect
					 familial or financial relationship with or interest in a cannabis dispensary,
					 cannabis cultivation facility, cannabis processing facility, cannabis
					 transportation entity, cannabis disposal entity or cannabis research
					 facility.
C. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner pledging not to divert cannabis to any individual who or
					 entity that is not allowed to possess cannabis.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 2 - Documentation Requirements for Applicants › Rule 15-22-1-1.2.3

Current through June 25, 2024
All information and documents required by the
						Department, including but not limited to, the following must accompany an
						application for cannabis testing facility registration and provisional
						licensing:
1. The legal name of the
					 prospective cannabis testing facility;
2. The physical address of the prospective
					 cannabis testing facility, which shall not be within one thousand (1,000) feet
					 of the nearest property boundary line of a school, church, or child care
					 facility which exists or has acquired necessary real property for the operation
					 of such facility before the date of the cannabis testing facility application
					 unless the proposed entity has received approval from the school, church or
					 child care facility and received the applicable waiver from the entity that
					 licenses or accredits any such school or child care facility, provided that the
					 main point of entry of the cannabis testing facility is not located within five
					 hundred (500) feet of the nearest property boundary line of any school, church
					 or child care facility;
3. The name
					 of each owner, principal officer, board member, and lab director of the
					 proposed cannabis testing facility;
4. An attestation that the information
					 provided to the Department by the cannabis testing facility to demonstrate an
					 active application for accreditation is true and correct;
5. The signatures of the owners of the
					 cannabis testing facility and the technical laboratory director and the date
					 each signed;
6. For each owner:
A. An attestation signed and dated by the
					 owner that the owner has not been convicted of an excluded felony
					 offense;
B. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner that the owner does not have a direct or indirect
					 familial or financial relationship with or interest in a cannabis dispensary,
					 cannabis cultivation facility, cannabis processing facility, cannabis
					 transportation entity, cannabis disposal entity or cannabis research
					 facility;
C. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner pledging not to divert cannabis to any individual who or
					 entity that is not allowed to possess cannabis;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 2 - Documentation Requirements for Applicants › Rule 15-22-1-1.2.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Application and Licensing Fees:
1. One-time nonrefundable license application
					 fee - $10,000
2. Annual licensing
					 fee - $15,000
3. All payments must
					 be made through the Department's electronic payment system.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each Cannabis testing facilities must submit a completed
						renewal license application and appropriate renewal fee thirty (30) days prior
						to its current license expiration date.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All information and documents required by the
						Department, including but not limited to, the following must accompany a
						renewal application for cannabis testing facility registration and
						licensing:
1. The legal name of the
					 cannabis testing facility;
2. The
					 name of each principal officer and board member of the cannabis testing
					 facility;
3. An attestation that
					 the information provided to the Department to apply for a cannabis testing
					 facility renewal license is true and correct;
4. The signatures of the owners of the
					 cannabis testing facility and the technical laboratory director and the date
					 each signed;
5. For each owner:
A. An attestation signed and dated by the
					 owner that the owner has not been convicted of an excluded felony
					 offense;
B. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner that the owner does not have a direct or indirect
					 familial or financial relationship with or interest in a dispensary, cannabis
					 cultivation facility, cannabis processing facility, cannabis dispensary,
					 cannabis transportation entity, cannabis disposal entity or cannabis research
					 facility; and
C. An attestation
					 signed and dated by the owner pledging not to divert cannabis to any individual
					 or entity that is not allowed to possess cannabis;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Renewal Fee:
1.
					 Annual renewal fee - $15,000
2. All
					 payments must be made through the Department's electronic payment
					 system.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.4

Current through June 25, 2024
To maintain an active license and registration
						certificate, cannabis testing facilities must maintain accreditation, as
						defined in this Chapter.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Any loss of accreditation status by a cannabis testing
						facility will result in immediate revocation of the license and registration of
						the cannabis testing facility.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 3 - Cannabis Testing Facility License Renewal › Rule 15-22-1-1.3.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Any cannabis testing facility that has a license and
						registration revoked for failure to maintain accreditation, as defined in this
						Chapter, may file a written petition to the Department to reinstate the
						cannabis testing facilities' registration and license once the cannabis testing
						facility submits proof of accreditation, as defined in the Chapter. A
						reinstatement of registration or license is required prior to the cannabis
						testing facility resuming cannabis testing operations.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 4 - Cannabis Testing Facility Change of Ownership › Rule 15-22-1-1.4.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Cannabis testing facilities must submit a completed
						change of ownership license application within one (1) day if there is a change
						of ownership.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 4 - Cannabis Testing Facility Change of Ownership › Rule 15-22-1-1.4.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All information and documents required by the
						Department, including but not limited to, the following must accompany a change
						of ownership application for cannabis testing facility registration and
						licensing:
1. The legal name of the
					 cannabis testing facility;
2. The
					 name of each principal officer and board member of the cannabis testing
					 facility;
3. An attestation that
					 the information provided to the Department regarding the change of ownership
					 for a cannabis testing facility is true and correct;
4. The signatures of the owners of the
					 cannabis testing facility and the technical laboratory director and the date
					 each signed;
5. For each owner:
A. An attestation signed and dated by the
					 owner that the owner has not been convicted of an excluded felony
					 offense;
B. An attestation signed
					 and dated by the owner that the owner does not have a direct or indirect
					 familial or financial relationship with or interest in a dispensary, cannabis
					 cultivation facility, cannabis processing facility, cannabis dispensary,
					 cannabis transportation entity, cannabis disposal entity or cannabis research
					 facility; and
C. An attestation
					 signed and dated by the owner pledging not to divert cannabis to any individual
					 or entity that is not allowed to possess cannabis;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.1

Current through June 25, 2024
A medical cannabis establishment must separate each
						harvest lot of usable medical cannabis into no larger than twenty-five pound
						(25lb) batches.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Notwithstanding Rule
						1.5.1 of this section, medical
						cannabis establishment may combine batches for purposes of having a batch
						sampled if each batch is intended for use by a medical cannabis establishment
						to make a cannabinoid concentrate or extract and each harvest lot was:
1. Cultivated utilizing the same growing
					 practices and grown in close proximity on the licensed or registered
					 premises;
2. Harvested at the same
					 time; and
3. If cured prior to
					 sampling, cured under uniform conditions.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.3

Current through June 25, 2024
A medical cannabis establishment may not combine harvest
						lots into a batch for purposes of sampling and testing for THC or
						CBD.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.4

Current through June 25, 2024
If harvest lots are combined in accordance with Rule
						1.5.2, the batch must be labeled so
						that it identifies the different harvest lots that were
						combined.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.5

Current through June 25, 2024
For all concentrates and extracts, a process lot is
						considered a batch.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - Cannabis Testing Facilities › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITY › Subchapter 5 - Batch Requirements › Rule 15-22-1-1.5.6

Current through June 25, 2024
A medical cannabis establishment must assign each batch
						a unique batch number and that unique batch number must be:
1. Documented and maintained in the cannabis
					 cultivation facility or cannabis dispensary records for at least two years and
					 available to the Department upon request;
2. Provided to the individual responsible for
					 taking samples; and
3. Included on
					 the batch label.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §§
												41-137-1 -
						41-137-67
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - General Provisions › Section 15-22-1.1 - Legal Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
1.1.1 This
				regulation has been promulgated under the authority of and pursuant to Miss.
				Code Ann. §§
									41-137-1 -
				41-137-67.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 1 - General Provisions › Section 15-22-1.3 - Severability

Current through June 25, 2024
The provisions of this Part are severable. If a court of
				  competent jurisdiction declares any section, subsection, paragraph, or
				  provision unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions
				  shall not be affected
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										41-137-1 -
				  41-137-67.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.1 - Types of Medical Cannabis Registries and Associated Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
2.1.1 The following types of medical cannabis
				registry identification cards (may also be referred to as patient cards) will
				be issued, in a form and manner set by the Department, upon satisfaction of all
				application criteria:
A. Registered Qualifying
				Patient Identification Card;
B.
				Nonresident Qualifying Patient Identification Card (i.e., temporary patient
				card or nonresident cardholder); and,
C. Registered Designated Caregiver
				Identification Card.
D.
				Practitioner Registration.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.2 - Registered Qualifying Patient Identification Cards

Current through June 25, 2024
2.2.1 Registered Qualifying Patient
				Identification Cards will only be issued by the Department when all application
				and practitioner certification criteria are met. Upon issuance of the
				identification card, the applicant is recognized as a qualified patient, or
				cardholder, of the medical cannabis program.
2.2.2 Registered Qualifying Patient
				Identification Cards issued by the Department are valid for one (1) year from
				the date of issuance unless a lesser timeframe is otherwise imposed through the
				written certification or circumstances determined by the Department.
2.2.3 Utilizing the same process outlined in
				Rule 2.3.1, Qualified
				Patients may apply for renewal of their identification card no later than one
				(1) year from the date of issuance or last renewal of the identification card.
For purposes of renewal, a registered practitioner may
				  conduct a registered cardholder's recertification assessment via telehealth if
				  he/she previously evaluated the registered cardholder in person.
2.2.4 When there is a change in
				the cardholder's name, address, designated caregiver, or if the registered
				qualifying patient ceases to have his or her diagnosed debilitating medical
				condition (as determined by the practitioner issuing the patient's written
				certification) that qualified him/her for the medical cannabis program, the
				patient is responsible for notifying the Department within twenty (20) calendar
				days of the change. If the patient is unable to make these notifications, the
				patient's registered designated caregiver with the program or legal
				representative shall make these notifications to the Department on behalf of
				the patient in the same required timeframes as stated above in this
				Rule.
2.2.5 Reporting of changes
				required in Rule
				2.2.4 shall be done in a format
				required by the Department.
2.2.6
				Registered Qualifying Patient Identification Cards may be denied or revoked for
				the following:
A. The cardholder provided
				false or incomplete information to the Department during application or
				renewal;
B. The cardholder uses
				his/her card to obtain medical cannabis or medical cannabis products for
				another individual; and/or,
C. The
				certifying practitioner has terminated the written certification.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.3 - Application to Participate in the Medical Cannabis Program as a Registered Qualifying Patient

Current through June 25, 2024
2.3.1 To obtain a
				Registered Qualifying Patient Identification Card, an applicant shall submit
				(in a form and manner determined by the Department) the following information:
A. Full legal name and any aliases, such as a
				nickname (e.g., Bill as a nickname for William);
B. Date of birth;
C. Current physical address;
D. Current mailing address;
E. Current telephone number and/or email
				address;
F. Identification issued
				by the State of MS (driver's license or ID card issued by the Mississippi
				Department of Motor Vehicles);
G.
				Current photograph, meeting the following requirements:
1. clear, color photograph of the head and
				top of shoulders (headshot);
2. in
				a .jpg, .png, or .gif digital image format;
3. taken in the last six months to reflect
				the applicant's appearance;
4.
				taken in front of a plain white or off-white background;
5. taken in full-face view directly facing
				the camera at eye level with nothing obscuring the face;
6. shall not be digitally enhanced to change
				the appearance of the applicant (e.g., use of "filters");
H. Written certification (as set forth by the
				Department);
I. Identification card
				nonrefundable fee (
see
Rules
				2.1.3 and
				2.1.4);
J. An attestation, signed and dated by the
				applicant, that the information provided is true and correct;
K. An attestation, signed and dated by the
				applicant, pledging not to divert medical cannabis or medical cannabis products
				to any individual or entity; and,
L. Any other information that may be required
				by the Department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.4 - Nonresident Qualifying Patients (i.e., Nonresident Cardholders)

Current through June 25, 2024
2.4.1 In order to participate in the program
				as a nonresident cardholder the following conditions shall be met:
A. The individual has been diagnosed with a
				debilitating medical condition by a practitioner (licensed to prescribe
				medicine under the respective occupational board of the state of residence) in
				his or her respective state of residence;
B. The individual is not a resident of the
				State of Mississippi or has been a resident of the State of Mississippi for
				less than forty-five (45) days;
C.
				The individual has an active identification card for the use of medical
				cannabis in his/her state of residence; and,
D. The individual has met the application
				criteria in Rule
				2.4.2 below.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.5 - Registered Designated Caregiver Cards

Current through June 25, 2024
2.5.1
				Registered Designated Caregiver Cards will only be issued by the Department
				when all application criteria are met. Upon issuance of the designated
				caregiver card, the applicant is recognized as a designated caregiver to a
				qualified patient or patients (inclusive of nonresident patients) of the
				medical cannabis program. The Department will not issue a designated caregiver
				identification card before the Department issues the designated caregiver's
				qualifying patient's identification card.
2.5.2 Caregiver applicants are prohibited
				from having a disqualifying felony offense.
2.5.3 Caregivers shall be at least twenty-one
				(21) years of age unless the person is the parent or legal guardian of the
				qualified patient cardholder that the designated caregiver assists.
2.5.4 Registered Designated Caregiver Cards
				issued by the Department are valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance
				or lesser timeframe if assisting a nonresident patient.
2.5.5 Utilizing the same process outlined in
				Rule 2.4.2,
				Caregivers may apply for renewal of their identification card no later than one
				(1) year from the date of issuance or last renewal of the Caregiver
				Identification Card.
2.5.6
				Caregiver Cards may be suspended or revoked for the following:
A. The caregiver provided false information
				to the Department;
B. The caregiver
				uses his/her card to obtain medical cannabis for an individual who has not
				designated them as their caregiver or who is not a qualified patient;
				and/or,
C. The caregiver uses the
				medical cannabis of the patient for whom he/she is providing
				care.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.6 - Application to Participate in the Medical Cannabis Program as a Caregiver

Current through June 25, 2024
2.6.1 To obtain a
				Registered Designated Caregiver Card, an applicant shall submit (in a form and
				manner determined by the Department) the following information:
A. Full legal name and any aliases, such as a
				nickname (e.g., "Bill" as a nickname for "William");
B. Date of birth;
C. Current physical address and mailing
				address;
D. Current telephone
				number and/or email address;
E.
				Identification issued by the State of Mississippi (driver's license or ID card
				issued by the Mississippi Department of Motor Vehicles);
F. Current photograph, meeting the following
				requirements:
1. clear, color photograph of
				the head and top of shoulders (headshot);
2. in a .jpg, .png, or .gif digital image
				format;
3. taken in the last six
				months to reflect the applicant's appearance;
4. taken in front of a plain white or
				off-white background;
5. taken in
				full-face view directly facing the camera at eye level with nothing obscuring
				the face;
6. shall not be digitally
				enhanced to change the appearance of the applicant (e.g., use of
				"filters").
G. Name(s),
				date(s) of birth, and identification number(s) (if available at the time of
				application) of the patient(s) to whom services are being provided;
H. Identification card nonrefundable fee of
				$25.00;
I. Fingerprints on a
				fingerprint card or a live scan fingerprint to be submitted to the Department
				to conduct a criminal background check;
J. Authorization to conduct state and federal
				criminal records checks;
K.
				Caregiver criminal background check nonrefundable fee of $37.00 paid at the
				time of application to complete the required background check;
L. An attestation that the information
				provided is true and correct;
M. An
				attestation, signed and dated by the applicant, pledging not to divert medical
				cannabis or medical cannabis products to any individual or entity;
N. Designation of Caregiver Form;
				and,
O. Any other documentation
				required by the Department such as an acknowledgement of caregiver
				responsibilities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.7 - Application to Obtain a Caregiver Entity Card

Current through June 25, 2024
2.7.1 The following entities, licensed by the
				applicable state authority, may facilitate the use of medical cannabis by a
				qualified patient after registering with the Department as a Caregiver Entity:
A. Hospitals;
B. Hospice Programs;
C. Assisted Living Programs;
D. ICF/IDD Institutions;
E. Nursing Homes;
F. Personal Care Homes;
G. Adult day care facilities; and
H. Adult foster care
				facilities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.8 - Practitioner Certification for Registered Qualifying Patients (Mississippi Residents)

Current through June 25, 2024
2.8.1 A
				practitioner's written certification (in a manner set forth by the Department)
				is required for a person, residing in the State of Mississippi, to apply to
				become a qualified patient of the Medical Cannabis Program.
2.8.2 The purpose of the practitioner
				certification is to determine and certify that a person suffers from a
				debilitating medical condition for which the use of medical cannabis may
				mitigate the symptoms and/or effects.
2.8.3 Before issuing a Practitioner
				Certification for an individual seeking to participate in the medical cannabis
				program, a Practitioner shall:
A. Have a bona
				fide practitioner-patient relationship with the individual;
B. Examine the individual in person in
				Mississippi;
C. Determine that the
				individual suffers from a Debilitating Medical Condition for which the use of
				medical cannabis may mitigate the symptoms and/or the effects.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.9 - Practitioner Registration

Current through June 25, 2024
2.9.1 Practitioners
				shall register annually with the Department to participate in the medical
				cannabis program for purposes of issuing written certifications on behalf of
				qualifying patients.
2.9.2 The
				collaborating physician (MD/DO), for both physician assistants and certified
				nurse practitioners, shall be registered with the Department in order for the
				physician assistant or nurse practitioner in collaboration with that physician
				(MD/DO) to subsequently register with the Department.
2.9.3 In order to register with the
				Department, the practitioner (i.e., applicant) shall submit the following to
				the Department:
A. Evidence of unrestricted
				licensure in Mississippi by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure;
				Mississippi State Board of Nursing; or Mississippi State Board of
				Optometry;
B. Issue date and
				expiration date of licensure in Mississippi;
C. Area of specialty;
D. Physical address of practice;
E. Current telephone number and email
				address;
F. Evidence of completion
				of continuing medical education approved by the Department;
G. A waiver, signed and dated by the
				practitioner, allowing, and authorizing the Department to fully communicate
				with the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Mississippi State Board
				of Nursing; or Mississippi State Board of Optometry and receive licensure
				information; and,
H. An attestation
				that the applicant has no direct or indirect financial interest in any licensed
				medical cannabis establishment.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.11 - Advertising Restrictions for Registered Practitioners

Current through June 25, 2024
2.11.1 Advertising for cannabis
				certification(s) shall be professional in nature and may not be designed in
				such a way as to suggest that patients will obtain certification regardless of
				their condition or compliance with the requirements of the Act, or in any way
				that entices minors.
2.11.2 A
				practitioner or affiliated clinic/entity shall not publish or cause to be
				published any advertisement that:
A. Contains
				false or misleading statements about medical cannabis or about the
				Program;
B. Uses colloquial terms
				to refer to medical cannabis, including but not limited to pot, weed, dope or
				grass;
C. States or implies the
				health care practitioner is endorsed by the Department or by the Program,
				including use of the Department's Medical Cannabis Program logo;
D. Includes images of cannabis in its plant
				or leaf form or of cannabis-smoking paraphernalia; or
E. Contains medical symbols that could
				reasonably be confused with symbols of established medical associations or
				groups.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.3 - Background Checks

Current through June 25, 2024
3.3.1
				Fingerprinting and criminal history record checks are required for each
				applicant applying to obtain a medical cannabis work permit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.5 - Oversight and Inspections

Current through June 25, 2024
3.5.1 The physical
				location of medical cannabis establishments, all general business (inclusive of
				employee records) of the establishments, all financial records of the
				establishments, and vehicles utilized to transport cannabis and/or cannabis
				products (which requires a cannabis transportation entity license) are subject
				to reasonable inspection by the Department.
3.5.2 The Department shall conduct at least
				one on-site inspection of all medical cannabis establishments. Inspections by
				the Department may be scheduled or unannounced but generally shall occur during
				the reported hours of operation included in the licensee's operating plan
				submitted as a requisite component of the application for licensure.
3.5.3 Cannabis testing facilities are subject
				to inspection by the Department during business hours, including but not
				limited to, inspection of the physical cannabis testing facility, interviews of
				personnel, review, inspection, and audit of records and documents related to
				the analyses of dispensary samples to verify compliance with this
				Part.
3.5.4 Medical cannabis
				licensees shall cooperate with the Department during any inspections, requests
				to resolve complaints, requests for information/data, etc. in order to verify
				compliance with this Part, the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and any
				subsequent versions of the rules and regulations in this Part and the
				Act.
3.5.5 If the Department
				discovers what it reasonably believes to be criminal activity or other
				violations of Mississippi law during an inspection, the Department may refer
				the matter to appropriate Mississippi state or local law enforcement or
				regulatory authorities for further investigation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.6 - Authority Relating to Inspections and Investigations; Administration of Provisions of Program

Current through June 25, 2024
3.6.1 Except for
				license information concerning licensed patients, the Department may share
				confidential information to assist other agencies in ensuring compliance with
				applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.7 - Term of License

Current through June 25, 2024
3.7.1 Regular
				licenses issued by the Department under this Part are valid for one year from
				the date of issuance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.8 - Renewal of Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
3.8.1 Regular
				licenses issued by the Department under this Part require annual
				renewal.
3.8.2 The Department shall
				send notification to each licensee of the duty to renew at least sixty (60)
				days prior to the expiration date of an active license. Notification will be to
				the email address of the primary contact person designated by the licensee on
				its application or latest renewal, as applicable.
3.8.3 License Renewal Process.
A. A license issued under this Part may be
				renewed annually if the medical cannabis establishment:
1. Submits to the Department a renewal
				application in the manner prescribed by the Department within thirty (30) days
				prior to the expiration date on the license that includes as applicable:
a. Copy of current Certificate of Good
				Standing from the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office;
b. New, updated or revised service
				agreements;
c. Any new or updated
				Standard Operating Procedures;
d.
				Updated and/or revised diagram of the licensee's premises;
e. Copy of licensee's current insurance
				policy;
f. Updated vehicle
				information (transportation and disposal licensees);
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.9 - Procedure for Termination of License

Current through June 25, 2024
3.9.1 Licensees
				who permanently abandon the licensed premises or otherwise permanently cease
				all activities relating to the operation of a medical cannabis establishment
				under its license, whether a result of revocation, voluntary surrender or other
				reasons, shall follow the following procedures for terminating the license:
A. Provide written notice of abandoning the
				licensed premises or ceasing operations at least forty-eight (48) hours in
				advance to the Department stating the reason for surrender of the license;
				name(s) and contact information of the person(s) responsible for closing of all
				business operations; and the address where business records will be
				retained.
B. Provide the Department
				with a full accounting of all cannabis plants, cannabis and cannabis products
				located within the licensed premises; and,
C. Destroy all cannabis plants, cannabis and
				cannabis products in its possession as instructed by the Department.
The annual licensing fee paid at the time of application is
				  non-refundable. No portion of the annual licensing fee shall be returned to the
				  licensee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 3 - Medical Cannabis Establishment Licenses, Background Checks, and Work Permits › Section 15-22-3.10 - Transfer of Ownership Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
3.10.1 A licensee
				may transfer ownership interests, including without limitation partial
				ownership, only after the application for a transfer of an ownership interest
				has been approved by the Department.
3.10.2 An application for the transfer of
				ownership interests in a medical cannabis establishment shall:
A. Be completed on forms and/or a system made
				available by the Department;
B. Be
				submitted to the Department; and,
C. Contain all required supplemental
				information provided by the person or entity seeking to assume an ownership
				interest, similar to that which is required in an application for a cannabis
				cultivation license, to demonstrate compliance with all applicable requirements
				for licensure, including but not limited to fingerprinting and background check
				requirements.