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HF 1141

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/23/2015 02:24pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to health; adding chronic and intractable pain as a qualifying medical
condition in the medical cannabis registry program; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, section 152.22, subdivision 14; repealing Laws 2014, chapter
311, section 20.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.22, subdivision 14, is amended to read:


Subd. 14.

Qualifying medical condition.

"Qualifying medical condition" means a
diagnosis of any of the following conditions:

(1) cancer, if the underlying condition or treatment produces one or more of the
following:

(i) severe or chronic pain;

(ii) nausea or severe vomiting; or

(iii) cachexia or severe wasting;

(2) glaucoma;

(3) human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome;

(4) Tourette's syndrome;

(5) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;

(6) seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy;

(7) severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple
sclerosis;

(8) Crohn's disease;

(9) terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of under one year, if the illness
or its treatment produces one or more of the following:

(i) severe or chronic pain;

(ii) nausea or severe vomiting; or

(iii) cachexia or severe wasting; deleted text begin or
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new text begin (10) chronic or intractable pain as defined in section 152.125, subdivision 1; or
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deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 311, section 20, new text end new text begin is repealed.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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