Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 946 - COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PILOT PROGRAM
Subpart F - OPIOID ALTERNATIVE PILOT PROGRAM
Section 946.620 - Health Care Professional Certification for Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) A certification confirming the patient's eligibility to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program shall be written on a form provided by the Department and submitted electronically and shall include, at minimum, the following:
b) The certification for confirming the patient's eligibility to participate in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program does not constitute a prescription for medical cannabis.
c) The health care professional certification for the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program shall be valid for 90 days after the date of the certifying health care professional's signature.
d) If the certifying health care professional determines the patient would benefit from continued enrollment in the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program after the conclusion of 90 days, the certifying health care professional may issue another written certification for the patient after conducting an in-person office visit. The new written certification shall be issued no sooner than 30 days prior to the expiration of the current written certification. The new 90-day period shall begin immediately after the expiration of the current written certification period.
e) 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)