26-2B-7.1: Registry identification card; registration; renewal; written certification.

The department shall require a qualified patient to reapply for a registry identification card no sooner than thirty days before the date the patient's current registry identification card expires; provided that, in order to remain eligible for participation in the medical cannabis program established pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, a qualified patient shall submit to the department together with the qualified patient's application for a registry card a statement from a practitioner indicating that:

A. the practitioner has examined the qualified patient during the preceding twelve months;

B. the qualified patient continues to have a debilitating medical condition; and

C. the practitioner believes that the potential health benefits of the medical use of cannabis would likely outweigh the health risks for the qualified patient.