Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 946 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM
Subpart C - PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 946.310 - Health Care Professional Written Certification for the Medical Cannabis Program
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) A certification confirming the patient's debilitating medical condition shall be written on a form provided by the Department or shall be submitted in electronic format and shall include, at minimum, the following:
b) The certifying health care professional written certification does not constitute a prescription for medical cannabis.
c) Applications for qualifying patients under 18 years old shall require a written certification from a certifying health care professional and a reviewing health care professional. A written certification from a reviewing health care professional is not required for persons under 18 years old who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
d) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly submit a fraudulent certification to be a qualifying patient in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or a qualifying Opioid Alternative Pilot Program participant. A violation of this subsection shall result in the person who has knowingly submitted the fraudulent certification being permanently banned from participating in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program or the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. (Section 36 of the Act)