Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A person applying for issuance or renewal
of registration as a qualifying patient shall provide the following to the
Commission:
1. The patient's full name,
address, date of birth, telephone number, and signature;
2. The name, address, and telephone number of
the patient's physician;
3. The
physician certification identification number obtained from the patient's
physician;
4. The name, address,
and telephone number of the alternative treatment center with which the
applicant would register.
i. A qualifying
patient shall be registered to purchase usable marijuana from only one ATC at
any given time;
5. The
correct application fee, as specified at N.J.A.C. 17:30A-2.1;
6. Proof of New Jersey residency; and
7. One recent passport-size color
photograph, two inches by two inches, taken against a white background or
backdrop with the applicant's face being not less than three quarters of an
inch in width. The applicant shall not wear a hat, glasses, or any other item
that may alter or disguise the overall features of the face in the photograph
and the applicant shall legibly print his or her name on the back of the
photograph submitted. The photo shall have been taken not more than 30 days
prior to the date of the application.
(b) The Commission shall notify the applicant
in writing, by electronic mail or by telephone, if an application is incomplete
and shall explain what documents or information is necessary for the Commission
to deem the application complete.
1. An
applicant shall have 30 days from the date of a notification issued pursuant to
(b) above to submit the materials required to complete the application.
2. The Commission shall not
process incomplete applications.
3. The Commission shall not accept and shall
return applications to applicants who fail to submit materials necessary to
complete an application within the 30 days provided pursuant to (b)1 above.
4. Applicants whose applications
are not accepted pursuant to (b)3 above who seek to reapply for registration
would need to submit a new application and the applicable fee in accordance
with (a) above.
(c)
Prior to issuing or renewing a registry identification card, the Commission
shall verify the information submitted by the applicant.
(d) The Commission shall approve or deny an
application to issue or renew a registration within 30 days of receipt of the
completed application or renewal and shall issue a registry identification card
within five business days of approving the application or renewal.
(e) A qualifying patient may designate up to
two primary caregivers, either on the application for issuance or renewal of a
registry identification card or in another written notification to the
Commission.
1. The Commission shall not
acknowledge a qualifying patient's designation of a primary caregiver unless
and until the person designated as a primary caregiver successfully applies for
primary caregiver registration in accordance with N.J.A.C. 17:30A-2.3.
(f) As a condition of
registration of a qualifying patient who is a minor, the minor's custodial
parent, guardian, or other legal custodian of the minor shall consent in
writing in the application for issuance or renewal of registration to the
minor's medical use of marijuana and shall acknowledge that the parent,
guardian, or custodian will control the acquisition and possession of the
medicinal marijuana and any related paraphernalia dispensed by an alternative
treatment center.
1. Upon the Commission's
issuance of a registry identification card to a qualifying patient who is a
minor, the Commission shall issue a primary caregiver registry identification
card to the minor's custodial parent, guardian or other legal custodian of the
minor, provided the custodial parent, guardian or other legal custodian has
qualified as a primary caregiver pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-2.3; however, no
application fee required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30A-2.3(a)3shall
apply.
