as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/09/2021 12:30pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/08/2021 , 23 occurences of "cannabis" |
A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying the medical cannabis
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program; allowing combustion
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by patients age 21 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, sections 152.22, subdivision 6; 152.29, subdivision 3.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.22, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
(a) "Medical
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" means any species of the genus
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plant, or any mixture or preparation of them, including whole plant extracts and
resins, and is delivered in the form of:
(1) liquid, including, but not limited to, oil;
(2) pill;
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use of dried leaves or plant form; ordeleted text end new text begin ;
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(4) combustion with use of dried raw
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; or
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deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end any other methoddeleted text begin , excluding smoking,deleted text end approved by the commissioner.
(b) This definition includes any part of the genus
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plant prior to being processed
into a form allowed under paragraph (a), that is possessed by a person while that person is
engaged in employment duties necessary to carry out a requirement under sections 152.22
to 152.37 for a registered manufacturer or a laboratory under contract with a registered
manufacturer. This definition also includes any hemp acquired by a manufacturer by a hemp
grower as permitted under section 152.29, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.29, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(a) A manufacturer shall require that employees
licensed as pharmacists pursuant to chapter 151 be the only employees to give final approval
for the distribution of medical
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to a patient. A manufacturer may transport medical
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or medical
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products that have been cultivated, harvested, manufactured,
packaged, and processed by that manufacturer to another registered manufacturer for the
other manufacturer to distribute.
(b) A manufacturer may distribute medical
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products, whether or not the products
have been manufactured by that manufacturer.
(c) Prior to distribution of any medical
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, the manufacturer shall:
(1) verify that the manufacturer has received the registry verification from the
commissioner for that individual patient;
(2) verify that the person requesting the distribution of medical
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is the patient,
the patient's registered designated caregiver, or the patient's parent, legal guardian, or spouse
listed in the registry verification using the procedures described in section 152.11, subdivision
2d;
(3) assign a tracking number to any medical
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distributed from the manufacturer;
(4) ensure that any employee of the manufacturer licensed as a pharmacist pursuant to
chapter 151 has consulted with the patient to determine the proper dosage for the individual
patient after reviewing the ranges of chemical compositions of the medical
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and
the ranges of proper dosages reported by the commissioner. For purposes of this clause, a
consultation may be conducted remotely using a videoconference, so long as the employee
providing the consultation is able to confirm the identity of the patient, the consultation
occurs while the patient is at a distribution facility, and the consultation adheres to patient
privacy requirements that apply to health care services delivered through telemedicine;
(5) properly package medical
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in compliance with the United States Poison
Prevention Packing Act regarding child-resistant packaging and exemptions for packaging
for elderly patients, and label distributed medical
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with a list of all active ingredients
and individually identifying information, including:
(i) the patient's name and date of birth;
(ii) the name and date of birth of the patient's registered designated caregiver or, if listed
on the registry verification, the name of the patient's parent or legal guardian, if applicable;
(iii) the patient's registry identification number;
(iv) the chemical composition of the medical
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; and
(v) the dosage; and
(6) ensure that the medical
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distributed contains a maximum of a 90-day supply
of the dosage determined for that patient.
(d) A manufacturer shall require any employee of the manufacturer who is transporting
medical
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or medical
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products to a distribution facility or to another
registered manufacturer to carry identification showing that the person is an employee of
the manufacturer.
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(e) A manufacturer shall distribute medical
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in dried raw
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to a patient age 21 or older, or to the registered designated caregiver, parent, legal guardian,
or spouse of a patient age 21 or older.
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