Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Subtitle 3 - LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 202 - MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA
Section 23-202-7 - Modification, transfer, and termination of certificate

(a) In the event of a change of name or address of the qualifying patient, primary caregiver, or the location where the qualifying patient will elect to grow the qualifying patient's medical marijuana, the qualifying patient shall submit a letter to the department of public safety, narcotics enforcement division, with the updated information. The notification shall be submitted to the department within five working days of the change. No fee shall be assessed for the modification of the certificate.

(b) Failure to report a change of any of the information mentioned in subsection (a) shall invalidate the certificate as of the date of the change plus five working days and shall require re-registration and the imposition of a $10 late fee.

(c) No certificate issued to a qualifying patient shall be assigned or otherwise transferred to any other patient.

(d) A qualifying patient who possesses a registry identification certificate pursuant to this section who no longer suffers from a debilitating medical condition shall return the registry identification certificate to the department within seven calendar days of notification of the diagnosis. The qualifying patient's primary caregiver shall also return the issued registry identification certificate within the same period of time and the qualifying patient's medical marijuana supply disposed of in accordance with procedures set forth in section 23-200-20.

(e) The qualifying patient's attending physician shall notify the department that the qualifying patient's condition no longer warrants the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The physician shall notify the qualifying patient of the contact.

(f) A certificate issued to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver is void upon the qualifying patient's death or if the patient's primary physician revokes the qualifying patient's written certificate. The qualifying patient's family, legal guardian, or primary caregiver shall notify the department within seven calendar days of the qualifying patient's death or revocation of the written certificate by the primary physician. The certificate shall be returned to the department and the qualifying patient's medical marijuana supply shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 23-200-20.