Current through November, 2024
Section 11-160-39 - Void registration card(a) A registration card issued to a qualifying patient shall automatically be void; (1) Upon the day following its expiration date;(2) Upon the issuance of a replacement registration card due to a change in information pursuant to section 11-160-33;(3) Upon the death of the qualifying patient;(4) Upon receipt by the department of written notification from a certifying physician or certifying advanced practice registered nurse that the qualifying patient no longer has a debilitating medical condition or that the benefits of the medical use of cannabis would no longer likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient; or(5) Upon receipt by the department of a written request from a qualifying patient(b) A registration card issued to a primary caregiver shall automatically be void:(1) Upon the day following its expiration date;(2) Upon the issuance of a replacement registration card due to a change in information pursuant to section 11-160-33;(3) Upon the death of the primary caregiver's qualifying patient;(4) Upon written notification by the qualifying patient to the department that the individual registered as the primary caregiver is no longer the primary caregiver for the qualifying patient;(5) When the primary caregiver's qualifying patient is no longer registered with the department or when the qualifying patient's registration card has been revoked; and(6) Upon receipt by the department of written notification from a certifying physician or certifying advanced practice registered nurse that the qualifying patient no longer has a debilitating medical condition or that the benefits of the medical use of cannabis would no longer likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient(c) Except at the expiration of a registration card's term, the department shall send written notification of a voided registration card by regular mail to the last known address of the qualifying patient, the certifying physician or certifying advanced practice registered nurse, and the primary caregiver, as applicable(d) Registration cards issued in hard copy by the department shall be surrendered to the department upon receipt of voiding notification pursuant to subsection (c) Notwithstanding a person's failure to surrender a voided hard copy registration card to the department, upon inquiry by a law enforcement agency for official law enforcement purposes, the department shall verify that the registration is void.(e) The department shall have the discretion to reissue a registration card at no additional cost to the qualifying patient or primary caregiver if the department determines the card was voided in error.Eff 7/18/2015 (Auth: HRS § 321-9) (Imp: HRS § 329-123)Am and comp 2/25/2019 (Imp: SLH 2017, Act 170, §2)