§ 420. Medical marijuana license--Permissions--Application--Caregiver license
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: May 7, 2019 to April 26, 2024
Effective: May 7, 2019 to April 26, 2024
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 420
§ 420. Medical marijuana license--Permissions--Application--Caregiver license
<Text as amended by Laws 2019, c. 158, § 1, and Laws 2019, c. 312, § 2. See also, text as amended by Laws 2019, c. 477, § 5, Laws 2020, c. 161, § 44, and Laws 2021, c. 584, § 1, and text as amended by Laws 2019, c. 477, § 5, Laws 2020, c. 161, § 44, Laws 2021, c. 553, § 1, and Laws 2022, c. 251, § 1.>
D. The State Department of Health shall, within thirty (30) days of passage of this initiative, make available on the Department's website, in an easy to find location, an application for a medical marijuana license. The license shall be valid for two (2) years, and the application fee shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for individuals on Medicaid, Medicare or SoonerCare. The methods of payment shall be provided on the Department's website.
E. A temporary license application shall also be made available on the State Department of Health website. A temporary medical marijuana license shall be granted to any medical marijuana license holder from other states, provided that the state has a state regulated medical marijuana program, and the applicant can prove they are a member of such program. Temporary licenses shall be issued for thirty (30) days. The cost for a temporary license shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Renewal shall be granted with resubmission of a new application. No additional criteria shall be required.
G. The State Department of Health shall review the medical marijuana application, approve or reject the application, and mail the applicant's approval or rejection letter, stating any reasons for rejection, to the applicant within fourteen (14) business days of receipt of the application. Approved applicants shall be issued a medical marijuana license which shall act as proof of their approved status. Applications may only be rejected based on the applicant not meeting stated criteria or improper completion of the application.
K. A caregiver license shall be made available for qualified caregivers of a medical marijuana license holder who is homebound. The caregiver license shall give the caregiver the same rights as the medical marijuana license holder. Applicants for a caregiver license shall submit proof of the medical marijuana license holder's license status and homebound status, proof which they are the designee of the medical marijuana license holder, proof that the caregiver is age eighteen (18) or older, and proof the caregiver is an Oklahoma resident. This shall be the only criteria for a caregiver license.
M. All applications for a medical marijuana license shall be signed by an Oklahoma physician licensed by and in good standing with the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. There are no qualifying conditions. A medical marijuana license shall be recommended according to the accepted standards a reasonable and prudent physician would follow when recommending or approving any medication. No physician may be unduly stigmatized or harassed for signing a medical marijuana license application.
Credits
State Question No. 788, Initiative Petition No. 412, § 1, adopted at election held on June 26, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 158, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws 2019, c. 312, § 2, emerg. eff. May 7, 2019.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 420, OK ST T. 63 § 420
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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