Pennsylvania HB 28: An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 9
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 28
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY TWARDZIK, STEHR, JAMES, NEILSON, BARTON AND GLEIM,
JANUARY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), entitled "An
act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for
patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana
organization registration; imposing duties on the Department
of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana
organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical
Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana
Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research
program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections,
the Department of Education and the Department of Human
Services; and providing for academic clinical research
centers and for penalties and enforcement," in practitioners,
further providing for practitioner registration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 401 of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84,
No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, is amended by adding
a subsection to read:
Section 401. Practitioner registration.
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(d) Department authority.--The department may place one or
more conditions on a practitioner for inclusion in the registry,
including:
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(1) A term of probation.
(2) A limitation on the number of certifications the
practitioner may issue within a set time frame. The time
frame may be extended by the department if the extension is
necessary to protect the health and safety of patients in the
program.
(3) Supervision by another practitioner who has agreed
to oversee the practitioner for a set time frame. The time
frame may be extended by the department if an extension is
necessary to protect the health and safety of patients in the
program.
(4) Reporting requirements to the department, including
the submission of documentation necessary for the department
to ensure that the practitioner is complying with this act
and any conditions placed upon the practitioner.
(5) Any other condition that the department determines
is necessary to protect the health and safety of patients in
the program.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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