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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS › Section 17:30A-3.2 - Provisional approval of primary caregiver and temporary registry identification card

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Notwithstanding N.J.A.C. 17:30A-3.1(a)above, the Commission shall issue a
				temporary registry identification card to an applicant for issuance or renewal
				of registration as a primary caregiver pending the results of the applicant's
				criminal history record background check, provided the applicant otherwise
				satisfies the requirements for registration as a primary caregiver.
(b) A temporary registry identification card
				issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for no more than 30 days from
				its effective date.
(c) The
				primary caregiver shall surrender the temporary registry identification card to
				the Commission within 10 days following the date that the Commission approves
				or denies the primary caregiver's application.
1. The temporary registry identification card
				may be surrendered by United States mail to the Commission or in person
				pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-3.1(f)1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS › Section 17:30A-3.3 - Registry identification card replacement

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(a) If a qualifying registered patient or
				registered primary caregiver becomes aware of the theft, loss, or destruction
				of his or her registry identification card, he or she shall notify the
				Commission in writing or by telephone within 24 hours after the discovery of
				the occurrence of the theft, loss, or destruction.
(b) The Commission shall deem the initial
				registry identification card null and void and issue a replacement registry
				identification card with a new random identification number within five
				business days of the request provided the applicant continues to satisfy the
				requirements for registration.
(c)
				An applicant for issuance of a replacement registry identification card shall
				transmit to the Commission a check or money order, or any other form of payment
				approved by the Commission, that is made payable to the "Treasurer, State of
				New Jersey," in the amount of the required payment.
1. The Commission shall place a 10-day hold
				on the issuance of a registry identification card for an application
				accompanied by a personal check.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 3 - REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND PRIMARY CAREGIVERS › Section 17:30A-3.4 - Marijuana obtained from designated ATC

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(a) As a condition of issuance of a primary
				caregiver registration card, a primary caregiver shall execute a certification
				in which the primary caregiver agrees to comply with (b) and (c) below.
(b) The registered primary
				caregiver shall only obtain medicinal marijuana for the qualifying patient from
				the alternative treatment center designated on his or her registry
				identification card and shall not:
1. Grow or
				cultivate medicinal marijuana for the qualifying patient;
2. Purchase medicinal marijuana through
				non-permitted alternative treatment centers or vendors; or
3. Obtain medicinal marijuana from or for
				other qualifying patients and/or primary caregivers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 4 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17:30A-4.1 - Reporting requirements for qualifying patients, primary caregivers and physicians

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(a) A
				qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall notify the Commission of any
				change in the qualifying patient's name, address, alternative treatment center,
				or physician within 10 days of such change.
(b) Each primary caregiver to whom the
				Commission issues a registry identification card shall notify the Commission of
				any change in the primary caregiver's name or address within 10 days of such
				change.
(c) A physician shall
				report a change in status of a qualifying patient's debilitating medical
				condition that may affect the continued eligibility of that patient as a
				qualifying patient within 10 days of such change.
(d) A qualifying patient or primary caregiver
				shall notify the Commission of the theft, loss, or destruction of his or her
				registry identification card within 24 hours after the discovery of the
				occurrence of the theft, loss, or destruction.
(e) Failure of a registrant to make a
				notification required pursuant to this section shall result in the Commission
				deeming the registration of the registrant to be null and void.
(f) Such other information as may be required
				by the Commission in the administration and enforcement of this
				chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 4 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17:30A-4.2 - Reporting requirements of the Commission

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(a) The Commission shall report to the
				Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to
				section
				2 of P.L. 1991, c. 164 (N.J.S.A.
				52:14-19.1):
1. Annually on the number of applications for
				registry identification cards, the number of qualifying patients registered,
				the number of primary caregivers registered, the nature of the debilitating
				medical conditions of the patients, the number of registry identification cards
				revoked, the number of alternative treatment center permits issued and revoked,
				and the number of physicians providing certifications for patients.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 4 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17:30A-4.3 - Alternative treatment center reporting requirements

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(a) The ATC shall collect and submit to the
				Commission for each calendar year at least the following statistical data:
1. The number of registered qualified
				patients and registered primary caregivers;
2. The debilitating medical conditions of
				qualified patients;
3. Patient
				demographic data;
4. Program costs;
5. A summary of the patient
				surveys and evaluation of services; and
6. Such other information as the Commission
				may require in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 4 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 17:30A-4.4 - Confidentiality

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(a) The Commission
				shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom it issues registry
				identification cards.
(b)
				Individual names and other identifying information on the list, and information
				contained in any application form, or accompanying or supporting document shall
				be confidential, and shall not be considered a public record pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				47:1A-1et seq., and shall not be disclosed,
				except to:
1. Authorized employees of the
				Commission and the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and
				Public Safety, as necessary to perform official duties; and
2. Authorized employees of State agencies or
				local law enforcement agencies, only as necessary to verify that a person who
				is engaged in the suspected or alleged medicinal use of marijuana is lawfully
				in possession of a registry identification card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 5 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS › Section 17:30A-5.1 - Review cycle for accepting petitions for additional qualifying debilitating medical conditions

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(a) The
				Commission shall announce the establishment of review cycles during which, and
				procedures by which, it will accept petitions to approve other medical
				conditions or the treatment thereof as "debilitating medical conditions,"
				pursuant to paragraph 5 of the definition of that term at
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-3, by publishing a notice in the New
				Jersey Register.
(b) Nothing in
				this section shall prevent the Commission from establishing, pursuant to the
				Administrative Procedures Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				52:14B-1et seq., additional "debilitating
				medical conditions," notwithstanding the absence or existence of a pending
				review cycle announced pursuant to (a) above.
1. The Commission may consult with a review
				panel established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-5.2in determining to establish
				additional "debilitating medical conditions."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 5 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS › Section 17:30A-5.2 - Advisory review panel; membership; responsibilities

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(a) The Commission shall appoint an advisory
				review panel (panel) to make recommendations to the Commission regarding the
				addition of debilitating medical conditions that should qualify for medicinal
				marijuana and, upon the Commission's request, to provide guidance and
				recommendations regarding the medicinal use of marijuana.
1. In response to the Commission's request
				for its guidance and recommendations, the advisory review panel may examine
				scientific and medical evidence and research and may gather information, in
				person or in writing, from persons and entities who are knowledgeable about the
				medicinal use of marijuana.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 5 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS › Section 17:30A-5.3 - Addition of qualifying debilitating medical condition

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(a) For a petition to be accepted for
				processing, a petitioner shall send a letter by certified mail to the
				Commission that contains the following information:
1. The extent to which the condition is
				generally accepted by the medical community and other experts as a valid,
				existing medical condition;
2. If
				one or more treatments of the condition, rather than the condition itself, are
				alleged to be the cause of the patient's suffering, the extent to which the
				treatments causing suffering are generally accepted by the medical community
				and other experts as valid treatments for the condition;
3. The extent to which the condition itself
				and/or the treatments thereof cause severe suffering, such as severe and/or
				chronic pain, severe nausea and/or vomiting, or otherwise severely impair the
				patient's ability to carry on activities of daily living;
4. The availability of conventional medical
				therapies other than those that cause suffering to alleviate suffering caused
				by the condition and/or the treatment thereof;
5. The extent to which evidence that is
				generally accepted among the medical community and other experts supports a
				finding that the use of marijuana alleviates suffering caused by the condition
				and/or the treatment thereof; and
6. Letters of support from physicians or
				other licensed health care professionals knowledgeable about the condition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 5 - ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS › Section 17:30A-5.4 - Denial of a petition considered final agency action subject to judicial review

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(a) If a
				condition in a petition is the same as, or is, as determined by the Commission,
				substantially similar to a condition of which the Commission has issued a
				previous determination denying approval as a debilitating medical condition
				pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-5.3, the Commission may deny the new petition,
				unless new scientific research supporting the request is brought
				forward.
(b) A decision of the
				Commission issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-5.3 or this section is a final
				agency decision, of which jurisdiction and venue for judicial review are vested
				in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 6 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER; PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 17:30A-6.1 - Notice of request for applications

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(a) The Commission may periodically request
				applications for the entities that seek authority to apply for a permit to
				operate an alternative treatment center.
(b) The Commission shall announce a request
				for applications for entities that seek authority to apply for a permit to
				operate an alternative treatment center by publishing a notice of request for
				applications in the New Jersey Register, which notice shall:
1. Include eligibility criteria and a
				statement of the general criteria by which the Commission shall evaluate
				applications; or
2. Identify such
				criteria by reference to the provisions of the Act and this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 6 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER; PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 17:30A-6.2 - Criteria for identifying alternative treatment centers

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(a) A selection committee shall evaluate
				applications on the following general criteria:
1. Submission of mandatory organizational
				information;
2. Ability to meet
				overall health needs of qualified patients and safety of the public;
3. Experience in cultivating, processing, or
				dispensing marijuana in compliance with government-regulated marijuana
				programs;
4. History of compliance
				with regulations and policies governing government-regulated marijuana
				programs;
5. Ability and
				experience of the applicant in ensuring adequate supply of marijuana;
6. Workforce and job creation
				plan, including plan to involve women, minorities, and military veterans in ATC
				ownership and management and experience with collective bargaining in the
				cannabis and other industries;
7.
				Community support and participation; and
8. Ability to provide appropriate research
				data.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 6 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER; PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 17:30A-6.3 - Verification of applicant information

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(a) The Commission may verify information
				contained in each application and accompanying documentation by:
1. Contacting the applicant by telephone,
				mail, or electronic mail;
2.
				Conducting an onsite visit; and
3.
				Requiring a face-to-face meeting and the production of additional
				identification materials if proof of identity is uncertain.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 6 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER; PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 17:30A-6.4 - Award decisions

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(a) The
				Commission shall convene a selection committee to evaluate and score each
				application.
1. The members of the selection
				committee shall have no personal, financial, or familial interest in any of the
				applicants, or principals thereof, to be evaluated.
2. The selection committee shall evaluate and
				score each application based on the quality of the applicant's submission, and
				its conformity to the notice of request for applications published in the New
				Jersey Register.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 6 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER; PROCESS FOR COMMISSION REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS › Section 17:30A-6.5 - Request for application; fee

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(a) As
				a condition of Commission consideration of an application submitted in response
				to a request for applications issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-6.1,
				applicants shall submit a fee of $ 20,000 for each endorsement sought in the
				application.
1. The applicant shall submit
				the fee for each endorsement sought with the application, in the form of two
				checks payable to the "Treasurer, State of New Jersey," one of which is for $
				2,000 and the other of which is for $ 18,000.
2. If an application is unsuccessful, the
				Commission shall retain the $ 2,000 fee and shall destroy the other check for $
				18,000.
3. Application fees for
				endorsements sought and awarded are non-refundable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.2 - Criminal history record background checks for principals, directors, board members, owners, and employees

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(a) Each principal, director, board member,
				owner, and employee shall provide written consent to submit to a criminal
				history record background check pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-4 and shall comply with procedures
				established by the Division of State Police pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:59 for
				obtaining readable fingerprint impressions.
(b) The Commission shall deny registration of
				a principal, director, board member, owner, and employee who:
1. Refuses to consent to, or cooperate in,
				the securing of a criminal history record background check; or
2. Fails to provide any of the information
				required at (a) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.3 - Verification of applicant information

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(a) The Commission may verify information
				contained in each selected application and accompanying documentation by:
1. Contacting the applicant by telephone,
				mail, or electronic mail;
2.
				Conducting an onsite visit;
3.
				Requiring a face-to-face meeting and the production of additional
				identification materials if proof of identity is uncertain; and
4. Requiring additional relevant information
				as the Commission deems necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.4 - Submission to the jurisdiction of the State

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(a) Prior to the issuance of any permit to an
				ATC, every principal officer, owner, director, and board member of the ATC must
				execute a certification stating that he or she submits to the jurisdiction of
				the courts of the State of New Jersey and agrees to comply with all the
				requirements of the laws of the State of New Jersey pertaining to the
				Commission. An ATC shall maintain copies of such certifications at the ATC's
				principal office, which shall be located within the State of New
				Jersey.
(b) Failure to establish or
				maintain compliance with the requirements of this section shall constitute
				sufficient cause for the denial, suspension, or revocation of any permit issued
				to an ATC.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.5 - Permit issuance; nontransferability of permit

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(a) Upon approval of the application for an
				ATC permit and payment of the required fee, the permitting authority may
				conduct an onsite assessment of the alternative treatment center to determine
				if the facility adheres to the Act and this chapter.
(b) An ATC permit is not assignable or
				transferable without Commission approval, and it shall be immediately null and
				void if the alternative treatment center ceases to operate, if the alternative
				treatment center's ownership changes or if the alternative treatment center
				relocates.
(c) This chapter does
				not prohibit a political subdivision of this State from limiting the number of
				alternative treatment centers that may operate in the political subdivision or
				from enacting reasonable local ordinances applicable to alternative treatment
				centers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.6 - Permit required; term; posting

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(a) No person shall operate an alternative
				treatment center without a Commission-issued permit.
(b) The permit holder shall have
				responsibility for the management, operation, and financial viability of the
				alternative treatment center
(c) A
				permit shall be in effect for a period of one year and shall be renewable
				thereafter, subject to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-7.7.
(d) The permit holder shall post the permit
				in a conspicuous location on the premises of each permitted alternative
				treatment center.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.7 - Renewal of alternative treatment center permit

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(a) 60 days prior to the expiration of an ATC
				permit, an ATC that seeks to renew the permit shall submit to the permitting
				authority an application for renewal of the permit with all required
				documentation and the required fees pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-7.10.
1. An ATC shall update and ensure the
				correctness of all information submitted in previous applications for a permit
				or otherwise on file with the Commission.
2. Failure to provide correct and current
				up-to-date information is grounds for denial of application for renewal of the
				permit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.8 - Amendments to alternative treatment center permit

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(a) An ATC shall submit to the Commission an
				application for an amended permit, together with fees, if applicable, pursuant
				to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-7.10, prior to any:
1.
				Change of the alternative treatment center's location;
2. Change of the alternative treatment
				center's ownership;
3. Change of
				the alternative treatment center's name;
4. Change in the alternative treatment
				center's capacity; or
5.
				Modification of or addition to the alternative treatment center's physical
				plant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.9 - ATC location; satellite sites prohibited

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(a) An ATC shall conduct all operations
				authorized by the Act at the address(es) identified on the permit issued by the
				Commission. The Commission shall not authorize or permit dispensing operations
				at any satellite locations. However, an ATC, as approved by the Commission, may
				cultivate marijuana at a location separate from the location where the ATC
				shall dispense the marijuana, but both locations shall be within the same
				region.
1. The ATC permit shall identify the
				physical address(es) of the ATC site(s).
2. The Commission shall conduct an onsite
				assessment of each proposed ATC site prior to permit issuance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.10 - Fees

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(a) The following
				fees apply:
1. The annual fee for the review
				of a permit renewal application for an alternative treatment center is $
				20,000;
2. The fee to apply for a
				change of location of the alternative treatment center is $ 10,000;
3. The fee to apply for a change of capacity
				or any physical modification or addition to the facility is $ 2,000; and
4. The fee to apply for the
				transfer of ownership of a permit is $ 20,000.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 7 - GENERAL PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTERS › Section 17:30A-7.11 - Waiver

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The Commission, or the Commission's designee, in accordance
				  with the general purposes and intent of
				  N.J.S.A.
				  24:6I-1et seq., and this chapter, may waive a
				  requirement regarding the operations of the ATC, if in the Commission, or the
				  Commission's designee's, determination, such a waiver is necessary to achieve
				  the purpose of the Act and provide access to patients who would otherwise
				  qualify for the use of medicinal marijuana to alleviate suffering from
				  debilitating medical conditions, and does not create a danger to the public
				  health, safety or welfare.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 17:30A-8.1 - Commission issuance of identification cards; expiration

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(a) The Commission shall issue each qualified
				principal officer, director, owner, board member, and employee of an
				alternative treatment center an ATC identification card within 10 business days
				of the date the Commission receives a completed Commission-approved application
				form with required documents including a copy of a New Jersey driver's license
				or other State-issued photo identification.
(b) Principal officers, directors, owners,
				board members, and employees shall not begin working at the registered ATC
				before the Commission issues an ATC identification card and the card is in the
				registrant's physical possession.
(c) ATC identification cards issued to
				principal officers, directors, owners, board members, and employees of an
				alternative treatment center expire one year after the date of issuance.
(d) ATC identification cards shall
				contain:
1. The name of the individual;
2. The name of the ATC;
3. The date of issuance and expiration; and
4. A photograph of the
				cardholder.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 17:30A-8.2 - Notice to Commission when employment or affiliation ceases; expiration of an ATC identification card

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(a)
				The alternative treatment center shall notify the permitting authority within
				10 business days of the date that a principal officer, director, board member,
				or employee ceases to work at or be affiliated with the alternative treatment
				center.
1. The alternative treatment center
				identification card of a principal officer, director, board member, or employee
				expires immediately when a person ceases to work at or be affiliated with the
				alternative treatment center.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 8 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER IDENTIFICATION CARDS › Section 17:30A-8.3 - Surrender of ATC identification cards

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(a) The alternative treatment center shall
				surrender to the permitting authority the ATC identification card of any
				principal officer, director, board member, or employee who is no longer
				eligible to validly use or possess the card for any reason.
(b) The alternative treatment center shall
				document the reason the person is no long eligible to validly use or possess
				the card in the alternative treatment center's personnel files and shall submit
				a copy of the documentation to the permitting authority.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.1 - Alternative treatment centers policies, procedures, and records

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(a) Each
				alternative treatment center shall develop, implement and maintain on the
				premises an operations manual that addresses, at a minimum, the following:
1. Procedures for the oversight of the
				alternative treatment center;
2.
				Procedures for safely growing and dispensing medicinal marijuana;
3. Procedures to ensure accurate
				recordkeeping, including inventory protocols to ensure that quantities
				cultivated do not suggest redistribution;
4. Employee security policies;
5. Safety and security procedures, including
				a disaster plan with procedures to be followed in case of fire or other
				emergencies;
6. Personal safety
				and crime prevention techniques;
7. The alternative treatment center's
				alcohol, smoke-free, and drug-free workplace policies; and
8. A description of the ATCs:
i. Hours of operation and after hour contact
				information;
ii. Fee schedule and
				availability of sliding fee scales based on income;
iii. Expectations of onsite personnel in
				maintaining confidentiality and privacy of the operations and clients of the
				ATC;
iv. Criteria for involuntary
				disenrollment from the ATC's list of qualifying patients pursuant to
				unacceptable behavior and appeal process; and
v. Registered qualifying patient's assumption
				of risk in complying with ATC registration policies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.2 - Prohibitions applicable to alternative treatment centers

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(a) Consumption of marijuana and/or alcohol
				on, or public areas in the vicinity of, the premises of an ATC is
				prohibited.
(b) Consumption of food
				and/or beverages by qualifying patients and primary caregivers on the premises
				of an ATC is prohibited.
(c) Sales
				of food, beverages, alcohol, or tobacco on the premises of an ATC is
				prohibited.
(d) Entry onto the
				premises of an ATC by a person who is under the age of 18 is prohibited unless
				he or she is a registered, qualifying patient accompanied by his or her primary
				caregiver and both are in possession of a registry identification
				card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.3 - Organization and recordkeeping requirements applicable to alternative treatment centers

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(a) The ATC
				shall maintain the following administrative records, as applicable:
1. Organization charts consistent with the
				job descriptions at N.J.A.C. 17:30A-9.4(a)6;
2. A general description of any facilities to
				be used as an ATC and a floor plan identifying the square footage available and
				descriptions of the functional areas of the ATC;
3. If applicable, a projection of the number
				of qualified patients to be served by the ATC;
4. Projections by the ATC for a two-year
				period of the ratio of registered qualifying patients-to-demand for usable
				marijuana and procedures by which the ATC shall periodically review these
				ratios for consistency with actual patient demand ratios;
5. Procedures by which the ATC shall ensure
				the availability of medicinal marijuana in accordance with projected and actual
				demand ratios;
6. The name,
				medical license number, resume, and contact address of the medical director of
				the ATC, if applicable;
7. The
				name, resume, and address of the chief administrative officer of the ATC; and
8. The standards and procedures by
				which the ATC determines the price it charges for usable marijuana and a record
				of the prices charged.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.4 - Personnel records

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(a) Each
				ATC shall maintain a personnel record for each employee, principal officer,
				director, board member, agent, or volunteer that includes, at a minimum, the
				following:
1. An application for employment
				or to volunteer;
2. A copy of his
				or her current ATC identification card and a copy of his or her driver's
				license or other State-issued photo identification card;
3. Documentation of the certification of each
				principal officer, director, or board member stating that he or she submits to
				the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New Jersey and agrees to comply
				with all the requirements of the laws of the State of New Jersey pertaining to
				the Commission;
4. Documentation
				of verification of references;
5.
				Documentation of background checks;
6. The job description or employment contract
				that include duties, authority, responsibilities, qualifications, and
				supervision;
7. Documentation of
				all required training, including training regarding privacy and confidentiality
				requirements, and the signed statement of the individual indicating the date,
				time, and place he or she received said training and the topics discussed,
				including the name and title of presenters;
8. Documentation of periodic performance
				evaluations;
9. A record of any
				disciplinary action taken; and
10.
				Documentation of the results of drug tests authorized pursuant to this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.5 - Alternative treatment center employee training

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(a) Each alternative treatment center shall
				either:
1. Develop, implement, and maintain on
				the premises an onsite training curriculum; or
2. Enter into contractual relationships with
				outside resources capable of meeting employee, agent, and volunteer training
				needs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.6 - Alcohol and drug-free workplace policy and smoke free workplace policy; employee assistance program

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(a) The ATC
				shall establish, implement, and adhere to a written alcohol, drug-free, and
				smoke-free workplace policy.
(b)
				The permit holder shall ensure that the policy is available to the Commission
				upon request.
(c) The policy shall
				address the following:
1. The policy's
				inapplicability if an employee, who is also a qualifying patient, fails the
				drug test solely because of the presence of marijuana in a confirmed positive
				test result;
2. The ATC's policy
				providing for probable cause substance abuse testing consistent with applicable
				State and Federal law; and
3.
				Opportunities for assistance of an employee with a substance abuse
				problem.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.7 - Security

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(a) Each
				alternative treatment center shall provide effective controls and procedures to
				guard against theft and diversion of marijuana including, when appropriate,
				systems to protect against electronic records tampering.
(b) At minimum, each ATC shall:
1. Install, maintain in good working order
				and operate a safety and security alarm system at its authorized physical
				address(es) that will provide suitable protection 24 hours a day, seven days a
				week against theft and diversion and that provides, at a minimum:
i. Immediate automatic or electronic
				notification to alert State or local police agencies to an unauthorized breach
				of security at the alternative treatment center; and
ii. A backup system that activates
				immediately and automatically upon a loss of electrical support and that
				immediately issues either automatically or electronic notification to State or
				local police agencies of the loss of electrical support;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.8 - Reportable events

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(a) An ATC, upon
				becoming aware of a reportable loss, discrepancies identified during inventory,
				diversion, or theft, whether or not the medicinal marijuana, funds, or other
				lost or stolen property is subsequently recovered and/or the responsible
				parties are identified and action taken against them, shall:
1. Immediately notify appropriate law
				enforcement authorities by telephone; and
2. Notify the permitting authority
				immediately, but no later than three hours after discovery of the
				event.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.9 - Inventory

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(a) Each
				alternative treatment center, at a minimum, shall:
1. Conduct an initial comprehensive inventory
				of all medicinal marijuana, including marijuana available for cultivation and
				usable marijuana available for dispensing, seedling to mature marijuana plants
				and unusable marijuana, at the authorized location on the date the alternative
				treatment center first engages in the production or dispensing of medicinal
				marijuana;
i. If an alternative treatment
				center commences business with no medicinal marijuana on hand, the ATC shall
				record this fact as the initial inventory;
ii. Marijuana is deemed to be "on hand" if it
				is in the possession of or under the control of an ATC;
iii. An inventory shall include damaged,
				defective, expired, or adulterated marijuana awaiting disposal, including the
				name, the quantity and the reasons for which the ATC is maintaining the
				marijuana;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 9 - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT CENTER GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATION AND RECORDKEEPING › Section 17:30A-9.10 - Destruction of marijuana; recordkeeping

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(a) If a permit to operate an alternative
				treatment center expires without being renewed or is revoked, the permit holder
				shall:
1. Destroy or dispose of all unused
				marijuana or surplus inventory in its possession by providing it to the New
				Jersey State Police for destruction;
2. Create and maintain a written record of
				the disposal of marijuana that is identified for disposal by the alternative
				treatment center and weigh and inventory prior to destruction; and
3. Discontinue production of
				marijuana.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.1 - Indoor cultivation site; limitation of inventory

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(a) An alternative treatment center shall:
1. Produce marijuana only at the indoor
				cultivation site and area authorized in the permit;
2. Sell marijuana with a consistent unit
				price and label and without volume discounts;
3. Limit its inventory of usable marijuana
				and seeds to reflect current patient needs as identified by the number of
				patients registered with the alternative treatment center;
4. Comply with applicable laws and rules of
				the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and attendant inspection and
				enforcement activities; and
5.
				Comply with
				N.J.A.C.
				8:21-3A.8 and 9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.2 - Accessibility of marijuana storage areas

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(a) An ATC shall limit access to medicinal
				marijuana storage areas to the absolute minimum number of specifically
				authorized employees.
1. When it is necessary
				for employee maintenance personnel, nonemployee maintenance personnel, business
				guests, or visitors to be present in or pass through medicinal marijuana
				storage areas, the ATC shall provide for adequate observation of the area by an
				employee whom the permit holder specifically authorized by policy or job
				description to supervise the activity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.3 - Recordkeeping

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(a) An ATC shall
				maintain records identifying the source of each ingredient used in the
				manufacture or processing of marijuana.
1.
				Records identifying the source of each ingredient shall include the date of
				receipt of the ingredient, vendor's name and address, the name of the
				ingredient, and the vendor's batch number, lot number, and control number or
				other identifying symbol, if any, used by the vendor to identify the
				ingredient, as well as the grade and quantity of said ingredient;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.4 - Physical plant

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(a) All
				cultivation of marijuana shall take place in an enclosed, locked
				facility.
(b) Access to the
				enclosed, locked facility is limited to a cardholder who is a principal
				officer, director, board member, or employee of an ATC when acting in his or
				her official capacity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.5 - Storage of marijuana

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Medicinal marijuana that is prepared for distribution shall
				  be stored securely in compliance with
				  21
				  CFR 1301.72.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.6 - Informational policies; labeling

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(a)
				An ATC shall establish and implement policies that require the ATC to maintain
				information about the different potencies, effects and forms for each usable
				marijuana package that the ATC prepares to dispense to registered qualifying
				patients and their caregivers.
(b)
				The ATC shall place a legible, firmly affixed label containing the information
				specified at (c) below on each package of medicinal marijuana it prepares to
				dispense and shall not dispense medicinal marijuana if the package does not
				bear the label.
(c) The label
				required pursuant to (b) above shall contain the following:
1. The name and address of the alternative
				treatment center that produced the medicinal marijuana;
2. The quantity of the medicinal marijuana
				contained within the package;
3.
				The date that the ATC packaged the content;
4. A sequential serial number, lot number,
				and bar code to identify lot associated with manufacturing and processing;
5. The cannabinoid profile of the
				medicinal marijuana contained within the package, including THC level not to
				exceed 10 percent;
6. Whether the
				medicinal marijuana is of the low, medium, or high strength strain;
7. A statement that the product is for
				medical use by a qualifying patient and not for resale;
8. A list of any other ingredients besides
				medicinal marijuana contained within the package;
9. The date of dispensing to the qualifying
				patient or primary caregiver; and
10. The qualifying patient's name and
				registry identification card number.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.7 - Processing and packaging of marijuana

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(a) An ATC shall process marijuana in a safe
				and sanitary manner to protect registered qualifying patients from adulterated
				marijuana and shall process the dried leaves and flowers of the female
				marijuana plant only, which shall be:
1. Well
				cured and free of seeds and stems;
2. Free of dirt, sand, debris, or other
				foreign matter; and
3. Free of
				mold, rot or other fungus, or bacterial diseases.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.8 - Pesticide use prohibited

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Inasmuch as there are no pesticides authorized for use on
				  marijuana, and the unauthorized application of pesticides is unlawful, an ATC
				  shall not apply pesticides in the cultivation of marijuana.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30A - MEDICINAL MARIJUANA › Subchapter 10 - PLANT CULTIVATION AUTHORIZED CONDUCT › Section 17:30A-10.9 - Organic certification

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Marijuana for medical use may be labeled "organic" if the
				  registered dispensary is certified as being in compliance with the United
				  States Department of Agriculture certification requirements applying to organic
				  products.