As used in this chapter:
"Adequate supply" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Adequate supply for a qualifying out-of-state patient" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Advanced practice registered nurse" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Applicant" means a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, qualifying patient, or primary caregiver submitting an application to register or to renew the registration of a qualifying patient or primary caregiver pursuant to section 329-123, HRS.
"Bona fide advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship" means a relationship in which the advanced practice registered nurse has ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and treatment of a qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition with respect to the medical use of cannabis which means:
(1) The advanced practice registered nurse has completed a full assessment of the qualifying patient's medical history and current medical condition, including conducting a review of the qualifying patient's medical records related to the debilitating condition as medically appropriate and conducting an initial in-person consultation;
(2) The advanced practice registered nurse provides follow up care and treatment as medically appropriate to the qualifying patient and assesses the qualifying patient's condition during the course of the qualifying patient's medical use of cannabis; and
(3) The advanced practice registered nurse maintains records of the qualifying patient's treatment and condition in accordance with medically accepted standards; provided that the relationship may be established via telehealth, as defined in section 457-2, HRS, only after an initial in-person consultation between the advanced practice registered nurse and the qualifying patient.
"Bona fide physician-patient relationship" means a relationship in which the physician has ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care, and treatment of a qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition with respect to the medical use of cannabis which means:
(1) The physician has completed a full assessment of the qualifying patient's medical history and current medical condition, including conducting a review of the qualifying patient's medical records related to the debilitating condition as medically appropriate and conducting an initial in-person consultation;
(2) The physician provides follow up care and treatment as medically appropriate to the qualifying patient and assesses the qualifying patient's condition during the course of the qualifying patient's medical use of cannabis; and
(3) The physician maintains records of the qualifying patient's treatment and condition in accordance with medically accepted standards; provided that the relationship may be established via telehealth, as defined in section 453-1.3.(j), HRS, only after an initial in-person consultation between the physician and the qualifying patient.
"Cannabis" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Certifying advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse who issues a written certification for a qualifying patient.
"Certifying medical provider" means the medical provider who certifies or otherwise determines that a qualifying out-of-state patient qualifies for the medical use of cannabis in the issuing entity's jurisdiction.
"Certifying physician" means a physician who issues a written certification for a qualifying patient.
"Debilitating" means impairing the ability of a person to accomplish activities of daily living.
"Debilitating medical condition" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS, and includes any other medical condition approved by the department pursuant to subchapter 2.
"Department" means the department of health.
"Director" means the director of the department of health, State of Hawaii, or the director's authorized agent.
"Effective date" means the date on which a registration for the medical use of cannabis becomes effective.
"Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.
"Expiration date" means the date on which a registration for the medical use of cannabis expires.
"Grow site" means a specific location designated by a qualifying patient to cultivate cannabis for medical use by the qualifying patient and identified by a street address, tax map key number, or a sufficient description to identify the physical location; provided that the department shall determine which type of identifier shall be used. The grow site shall be the qualifying patient's or primary caregiver's residential address or other location owned or controlled by the qualifying patient or primary caregiver.
"Issuing entity" means the out-of-state government entity that registered or otherwise authorized a qualifying out-of-state patient for the medical use of cannabis in that out-of-state jurisdiction.
"Medical use" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years.
"Out-of-state applicant" means a qualifying out-of-state patient or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient applying to register or to renew the registration of a qualifying out-of-state patient or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient pursuant to Act 116, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, section 2.
"Parent, guardian, or person having legal custody" means a custodial parent or legal guardian with legal authority to make health care decisions for a minor or an adult lacking legal capacity.
"Patient identification number" means the unique number on the qualifying patient's valid driver's license issued by a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, state photo identification card issued by a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or current passport; provided that if the qualifying patient is a minor and does not have any of these identification documents, the patient identification number means the unique number on the minor's birth certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or a unique number issued by the department.
"Petition" means a written request submitted pursuant to section 11-160-7 that requests adding a medical condition to the list of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of cannabis.
"Physician" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Primary caregiver" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Qualifying out-of-state patient" or "registered qualifying out-of-state patient" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Qualifying patient" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Registration card", "registry card", "registration certificate'*, or "329 card" means an identification card or other document issued by the department, in hard copy or electronic form, that identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient, registered primary caregiver, qualifying out-of-state patient, or caregiver of a qualifying out-of-state patient.
"Signature" means a person's name written by the person in a distinctive way as a form of identification, including an electronic signature.
"Usable cannabis" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
"Written certification" has the same meaning as defined in section 329-121, HRS.
Haw. Code R. § 11-160-2