Bill Text: IL HB0413 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning registration of qualifying patients and designated caregivers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0413 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0413-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Program Act is amended by changing Section 55 as follows:
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6 | (410 ILCS 130/55) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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8 | Sec. 55. Registration of qualifying patients and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | designated caregivers.
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10 | (a) The The Department of Public Health shall issue | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | registry identification cards to qualifying patients and | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | designated caregivers who submit a completed application, and | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | at minimum, the following, in accordance with Department of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Public Health rules:
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15 | (1) A written certification, on a form developed by the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Department of Public Health and issued by a physician, | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | within 90 days immediately preceding the date of an | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | application;
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19 | (2) upon the execution of applicable privacy waivers, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the patient's medical documentation related to his or her | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | debilitating condition and any other information that may | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | be reasonably required by the Department of Public Health | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | to confirm that the physician and patient have a bona fide |
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1 | physician-patient relationship, that the qualifying | ||||||
2 | patient is in the physician's care for his or her | ||||||
3 | debilitating medical condition, and to substantiate the | ||||||
4 | patient's diagnosis;
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5 | (3) the application or renewal fee as set by rule;
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6 | (4) the name, address, date of birth, and social | ||||||
7 | security number of the qualifying patient, except that if | ||||||
8 | the applicant is homeless no address is required;
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9 | (5) the name, address, and telephone number of the | ||||||
10 | qualifying patient's physician;
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11 | (6) the name, address, and date of birth of the | ||||||
12 | designated caregiver, if any, chosen by the qualifying | ||||||
13 | patient;
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14 | (7) the name of the registered medical cannabis | ||||||
15 | dispensing organization the qualifying patient designates;
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16 | (8) signed statements from the patient and designated | ||||||
17 | caregiver asserting that they will not divert medical | ||||||
18 | cannabis; and
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19 | (9) completed background checks for the patient and | ||||||
20 | designated caregiver.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
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