Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 22 - Medical Cannabis Program › Subpart 2 - Practitioners, Certification, Registration Cards and Caregivers › Section 15-22-2.10 - Requirements of Practitioners Participating in the Medical Cannabis Program

Current through June 25, 2024
2.10.1
				Practitioners shall complete eight (8) hours of initial training related to the
				use of medical cannabis in order to enroll in the program. Annual training in
				the amount of five (5) hours related to the use of medical cannabis shall also
				be completed in order to annually renew participation in the program. All
				training shall be approved by the Department. Failure to meet these training
				requirements will negatively impact a practitioner's ability to participate in
				the Program.
2.10.2 Practitioners
				are prohibited from sharing office space with a medical cannabis
				establishment.
2.10.3 Participation
				in the program does not negate the authority of the Mississippi State Board of
				Medical Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Nursing or Mississippi State
				Board of Optometry to investigate practitioners and freely communicate with the
				Department should those instances occur. Practitioners registered with the
				Program agree to the additional regulatory requirements related to the MS
				Medical Cannabis Act and the rules contained in this Part. Practitioners
				participating in the Program agree that MSDH is authorized to freely
				communicate with the practitioner's professional licensing board if violations
				are alleged.
2.10.4 Practitioners
				shall utilize the Prescription Monitoring Program in order to complete an
				assessment of the patient prior to issuing an initial or renewal certification
				qualifying his/her condition for the medical cannabis program.
2.10.5 All patients shall be advised of their
				freedom of choice as to the medical cannabis dispensary they wish to utilize.
				Evidence of this shall be maintained in the patient's medical record.
2.10.6 In addition to the requirements set
				forth in this Part, practitioners shall also follow the rules, regulations, and
				policies set forth by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure,
				Mississippi State Board of Nursing, or the Mississippi State Board of Optometry
				in order to maintain an unrestricted license from the respective licensing
				boards.
2.10.7 A certifying
				practitioner may determine that a patient no longer meets the requirements
				related to a debilitating medical condition; no longer believes that the
				patient receives therapeutic benefit from the use of medical cannabis; or does
				not believe the patient is using the medical cannabis for medical purposes. The
				practitioner shall notify the Department of that determination and intent to
				terminate the physician certification. Termination of physician certification
				renders the patient identification card null and void.
2.10.8 Notification of termination of
				practitioner certification to the Department and patient shall include, but
				isn't limited to:
A. The practitioner's
				identification number issued by the MS Medical Cannabis Program;
B. The patient's identification number issued
				by the MS Medical Cannabis Program;
C. The reason the certification is being
				revoked;
D. The date of
				revocation;
E. The signature of the
				practitioner;
F. The date of
				notification to the Department;
G.
				The date of notification to the patient; and,
H. The official letterhead and/or email
				account of the practitioner.