Section 41-137-29 - Verification system(1) The MDOH shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom the MDOH has issued registry identification cards and their addresses, phone numbers, and registry identification numbers. This confidential list shall not be combined or linked in any manner with any other lists or databases, nor shall it be used for any purpose not provided for in this chapter.(2) All records containing the identity of registered qualifying patients, registered designated caregivers or practitioners shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act or any related statute, rule or regulation pertaining to public disclosure of records. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after February 2, 2022, the MDOH shall establish a secure phone and internet-based verification system. The verification system must allow law enforcement personnel and medical cannabis establishments to enter a registry identification number to determine whether the number corresponds with a current, valid registry identification card. The system may disclose only: (a) Whether the identification card is valid;(b) The name of the cardholder;(c) Whether the cardholder is a registered qualifying patient, a registered designated caregiver, or a nonresident; and(d) If a cardholder is a registered designated caregiver, the registry identification number of any affiliated registered qualifying patient.Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 303, SB 2095,§ 15, eff. 2/2/2022.