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NY A07795

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/15/2023

Primary Sponsor

John McDonald

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Allows pharmacists employed by registered cannabis organizations to certify patients for medical cannabis use, provided they complete a two-hour training course and register with the office.

  • Pharmacist certifications are capped at a maximum fee of $25.

  • Removes the one-year expiration requirement for registry identification cards, allowing them to remain valid indefinitely unless the practitioner specifies an earlier expiration date.

  • Eliminates the provision allowing registry cards to remain valid until a terminally ill patient's death.

  • Changes the requirement that all certification requirements be satisfied to requiring only that a requirement be satisfied, and makes health care record documentation optional if applicable.

Legislative Description

Relates to the content and procedure for certification by pharmacists of patients using medical cannabis; allows a pharmacist employed by a registered organization and responsible for supervising the dispensing of medical cannabis within a cannabis dispensing facility to recommend and certify patients upon consultation within such dispensing facility.

Last Action

referred to higher education

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Higher Education6/15/2023

Full Bill Text

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