Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part IXa - MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Chapter 1191a - PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Section 1191a.32 - Medical marijuana patient authorization letters

(a) The Department will issue a medical marijuana patient authorization letter to a minor patient instead of issuing an identification card to the minor patient. Upon reaching 18 years of age, a minor patient who has been issued a medical marijuana patient authorization letter will be entitled to receive an identification card upon application under § 1191a.25 (relating to application for, and issuance or denial of, identification cards).

(b) The Department may issue a medical marijuana patient authorization letter to an adult patient only when the patient's illness or infirmity permanently prevents the patient from visiting a dispensary.

(c) A patient who has been issued a medical marijuana patient authorization letter by the Department under this section shall have all of the rights and obligations of a medical marijuana cardholder under this chapter, except that an identification card shall be required for entry into a dispensary.

(d) A medical marijuana patient authorization letter is subject to the same terms and conditions, including expiration, revocation and suspension requirements, as an identification card under this chapter.

(e) A patient who has been issued a medical marijuana patient authorization letter by the Department under this section will not be required to pay an identification card application fee or an identification card renewal application fee.