This section governs registry identification cards and registration certificates, except that registration of manufacturing facilities and persons authorized to engage in cannabis extraction is governed by section 2423‑F and registration of cannabis testing facilities is governed by section 2423‑A, subsection 10.
1.Voluntary registration.
2.Required registration.
A caregiver, other than a caregiver operating under section 2423‑A, subsection 3, paragraph C, and an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary or a caregiver, other than a caregiver operating under section 2423‑A, subsection 3, paragraph C, shall obtain a registry identification card in accordance with subsections 3, 4 and 5. A long-term care facility designated by a qualifying patient pursuant to section 2423‑A, subsect
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This section governs registry identification cards and registration certificates, except that registration of manufacturing facilities and persons authorized to engage in cannabis extraction is governed by section 2423‑F and registration of cannabis testing facilities is governed by section 2423‑A, subsection 10.
1.
Voluntary registration.
2.
Required registration.
A caregiver, other than a caregiver operating under section 2423‑A, subsection 3, paragraph C, and an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary or a caregiver, other than a caregiver operating under section 2423‑A, subsection 3, paragraph C, shall obtain a registry identification card in accordance with subsections 3, 4 and 5. A long-term care facility designated by a qualifying patient pursuant to section 2423‑A, subsection 1, paragraph F‑1, subparagraph (2) and a dispensary shall obtain a registration certificate in accordance with subsections 6, 7 and 8.
3.
Application for registry identification card; qualifications.
The department shall register and issue a registry identification card to an applicant who submits a complete application that meets the requirements of this subsection.
3-A.
Criminal history record check for caregivers administering medical cannabis on school grounds.
The department shall request a criminal history record check for a caregiver designated under section 2423‑A, subsection 1, paragraph F‑1, subparagraph (4), except for a caregiver who is a parent, a legal guardian or a person having legal custody of the qualifying patient. The department may not issue a registry identification card to an applicant who is not permitted to have a disqualifying drug offense or who would be denied an approval, credential, certification, authorization or renewal under Title 20‑A, section 6103 or 13011 based on that criminal history record check.
4.
Issuance or denial of registry identification cards.
The department shall verify the information contained in an application for a registry identification card or for renewal of a card submitted pursuant to subsection 3 and shall approve or deny a complete application in accordance with this subsection within 30 days of receipt.
5.
Requirements for issuance of registry identification cards.
The following provisions apply to the issuance of registry identification cards.
5-A.
Issuance of single registry identification card to caregiver or dispensary assistant.
The department shall issue a single registry identification card pursuant to this section authorizing a person to be an assistant of one or more registered caregivers or registered dispensaries and who satisfies all applicable requirements under this section for issuance of a registry identification card. A single registry identification card issued to a person in accordance with this subsection authorizes the person to assist one or more registered caregivers or registered dispensaries in accordance with this chapter and may not associate the person with or restrict the person to assisting a specific caregiver or dispensary.
6.
Application for registration certificate; qualifications.
The department shall register and issue a registration certificate to an applicant who submits a complete application that meets the requirements of this subsection. An application must include, as applicable:
7.
Issuance or denial of registration certificate.
The department shall verify the information contained in an application for a registration certificate or for renewal of a certificate submitted pursuant to subsection 6 and shall approve or deny a complete application in accordance with this subsection within 30 days of receipt.
8.
Requirements for issuance of registration certificates.
A registration certificate expires one year after the date of issuance. The certificate must contain:
9.
Drug testing.
The department may not require an assistant of a caregiver, dispensary, manufacturing facility or cannabis testing facility who is an applicant for a registry identification card to submit to a drug test as a condition of receiving a registry identification card. This subsection does not prevent a caregiver, dispensary, manufacturing facility or cannabis testing facility from requiring drug testing of its assistants as a condition of employment.
10.
Fees.
The department shall adopt rules to establish fees in accordance with this subsection. The application and renewal fees must generate revenues sufficient to offset all expenses of implementing and administering this chapter. The department may accept donations from private sources to offset the expenses of implementing and administering this chapter and shall, if those donations are received, reduce application and renewal fees accordingly. The fees and donations must be credited to the Medical Use of Cannabis Fund pursuant to section 2430. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
11.
Notification of change in status or loss of registry identification card or registration certificate.
This subsection governs notification of a change in status or the loss of a registry identification card or registration certificate.
11-A.
Temporary appointee.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, in cases of death, disability, bankruptcy, judicial dissolution or other exceptional circumstances, unless a court appoints a temporary appointee, the office may approve a temporary appointee to take possession of, operate, manage, control or wind down a registrant's operations. Under such circumstances:
12.
Confidentiality.
13.
Reporting requirements.
14.
Confidentiality.
This subsection governs confidentiality.