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SB357: relative to expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
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Sponsors
- Rebecca Whitley Senate · Dist 15
- David H. Watters Senate · Dist 4
- Donna Soucy Senate · Dist 18
- Donovan Fenton Senate · Dist 10
- Cindy Rosenwald Senate · Dist 13
- Howard Pearl Senate · Dist 17
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Senate · Dist 21
- Keith R. Murphy Senate · Dist 16
- Debra Altschiller Senate · Dist 24
- Shannon Chandley Senate · Dist 11
- Suzanne M. Vail House · Hills 6
- Wendy Ellen N Thomas House · Hills 12
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CHAPTER 283
SB 357 - FINAL VERSION
03/21/2024 0994s
06/13/2024 2250CofC
2024 SESSION
24-2824
05/08
SENATE BILL 357
AN ACT relative to expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of provider under the therapeutic cannabis program to include certain physician assistants and other health care providers licensed to prescribe drugs and primarily responsible for the patient's care related to his or her qualifying medical condition. The bill also requires, for issuance of a registry identification card to a minor, certification from 2 providers, one of whom shall be a pediatric care provider.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/21/2024 0994s
06/13/2024 2250CofC 24-2824
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
283:1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definition of Provider. Amend RSA 126-X:1, VII(a)(3) and (4) to read as follows:
(3) A physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe drugs to humans under the relevant state licensing laws in Maine, Massachusetts, or Vermont and who possesses an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances and who is primarily responsible for the patient's care related to his or her qualifying medical condition; [or]
(4) A physician assistant licensed pursuant to RSA 328-D and who possesses an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances[, with the express consent of the supervising physician.] consistent with his or her collaboration agreement; or
(5) Any other New Hampshire provider who is licensed to prescribe drugs to humans and who possesses an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances and who is primarily responsible for the patient's care related to his or her qualifying medical condition.
283:2 Registry Identification Cards; Qualifications for Minors. Amend RSA 126-X:4, V(a) to read as follows:
(a) A custodial parent or legal guardian responsible for health care decisions for the qualifying patient submits a written certification from 2 providers, one of whom shall be a [pediatrician] pediatric care provider.
283:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 26, 2024
Effective Date: September 24, 2024