THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2574
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 329-123, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Physicians who issue written certifications shall provide, in each written certification, the name, address, patient identification number, and other identifying information of the qualifying patient.  The department of health shall require, in rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, that all written certifications comply with a designated form completed by or on behalf of a qualifying patient.  The form shall require information from the applicant[,] and primary caregiver, and from the primary care physician, board certified pain specialist physician, oncologist, ophthalmologist, or board certified palliative care physician, as specifically required or permitted by this chapter.  The form shall require the address of the location where the marijuana is grown and shall appear on the registry card issued by the department of health.  The certifying physician shall be required to be the qualifying patient's primary care [physician.] physician, board certified pain specialist physician, oncologist, ophthalmologist, or board certified palliative care physician.  All current active medical marijuana permits shall be honored through their expiration date.

For the purposes of this subsection, "primary care physician" means a licensed physician who practices internal medicine, family practice, or pediatrics, and is designated by the patient as a primary care physician to the patient's insurance provider."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 2, 2015.

Report Title:

Medical Marijuana; Board Certified Pain Specialist Physicians; Oncologists; Ophthalmologists; Board Certified Palliative Care Physicians

Description:

Permits board certified pain specialist physicians, oncologists, ophthalmologists, and board certified palliative care physicians to prescribe medical marijuana beginning January 2, 2015.  (SD1)

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