Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-154.10

Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024

Rule 641-154.10 - Confidentiality

The department shall maintain a confidential file of the names of each patient to or for whom the department issues a medical cannabidiol registration card and the name of each primary caregiver to whom the department issues a medical cannabidiol registration card under Iowa Code section 124E.4.

(1) Personally identifiable information of patients and primary caregivers shall be maintained as confidential and is not accessible to the public. The department shall release aggregate and statistical information regarding the medical cannabidiol act registration card program in a manner which prevents the identification of any patient or primary caregiver.

(2) Personally identifiable information of patients and primary caregivers may be disclosed under the following limited circumstances:

a. To authorized employees or agents of the department as necessary to perform the duties of the department pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 124E and these rules.

b. To authorized employees of state or local law enforcement agencies located in Iowa, solely for the purpose of verifying that a person is lawfully in possession of a medical cannabidiol registration card issued pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 124E and these rules.

c. To a patient, primary caregiver, or health care practitioner, upon written authorization of the patient or primary caregiver.

d. To a health care practitioner for the purpose of determining whether a patient seeking a written certification pursuant to Iowa Code section 124E.3 and these rules has already received a written certification from another health care practitioner.

e. To authorized employees of a medical cannabidiol dispensary, but only for the purposes of verifying that a person is lawfully in possession of a medical cannabidiol registration card issued pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 124E and these rules and that a person has not purchased total tetrahydrocannabinol in excess of the amount authorized by Iowa Code chapter 124E and these rules.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-154.10

Adopted by IAB October 1, 2014/Volume XXXVII, Number 7, effective 1/30/2015

Amended by IAB July 5, 2017/Volume XL, Number 01, effective 6/13/2017

Amended by IAB October 7, 2020/Volume XLIII, Number 8, effective 11/11/2020