Washington SB 5700: Modernizing state health care authority related laws.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to allowing the liquor and cannabis board to 1
verify excise tax exemptions through the medical cannabis 2
authorization database; and amending RCW 69.51A.230.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 69.51A.230 and 2022 c 16 s 127 are each amended to 5
read as follows:6
(1) The department must contract with an entity to create, 7
administer, and maintain a secure and confidential medical cannabis 8
authorization database that allows:9
(a) A cannabis retailer with a medical cannabis endorsement to 10
add a qualifying patient or designated provider and include the 11
amount of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, cannabis-infused 12
products, or plants for which the qualifying patient is authorized 13
under RCW 69.51A.210;14
(b) Persons authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled 15
substances to access health care information on their patients for 16
the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care for their 17
patients;18
(c) A qualifying patient or designated provider to request and 19
receive his or her own health care information or information on any 20
person or entity that has queried their name or information;21
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SENATE BILL 5700
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators King, Saldaña, and Nobles
Read first time 02/07/25. Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
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(d) Appropriate local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement 1
or prosecutorial officials who are engaged in a bona fide specific 2
investigation of suspected cannabis-related activity that may be 3
illegal under Washington state law to confirm the validity of the 4
recognition card of a qualifying patient or designated provider;5
(e) A cannabis retailer holding a medical cannabis endorsement to 6
confirm the validity of the recognition card of a qualifying patient 7
or designated provider;8
(f) The department of revenue to verify tax exemptions under 9
chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW;10
(g) The liquor and cannabis board to verify excise tax exemptions 11
under RCW 69.50.535;12
(h) The department and the health care professional's 13
disciplining authorities to monitor authorizations and ensure 14
compliance with this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW by their 15
licensees; and16
(((h))) (i) Authorizations to expire six months or one year after 17
entry into the medical cannabis authorization database, depending on 18
whether the authorization is for a minor or an adult.19
(2) A qualifying patient and his or her designated provider, if 20
any, may be placed in the medical cannabis authorization database at 21
a cannabis retailer with a medical cannabis endorsement. After a 22
qualifying patient or designated provider is placed in the medical 23
cannabis authorization database, he or she must be provided with a 24
recognition card that contains identifiers required in subsection (3) 25
of this section.26
(3) The recognition card requirements must be developed by the 27
department in rule and include:28
(a) A randomly generated and unique identifying number;29
(b) For designated providers, the unique identifying number of 30
the qualifying patient whom the provider is assisting;31
(c) A photograph of the qualifying patient's or designated 32
provider's face taken by an employee of the cannabis retailer with a 33
medical cannabis endorsement at the same time that the qualifying 34
patient or designated provider is being placed in the medical 35
cannabis authorization database in accordance with rules adopted by 36
the department;37
(d) The amount of cannabis concentrates, useable cannabis, 38
cannabis-infused products, or plants for which the qualifying patient 39
is authorized under RCW 69.51A.210;40
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(e) The effective date and expiration date of the recognition 1
card;2
(f) The name of the health care professional who authorized the 3
qualifying patient or designated provider; and4
(g) For the recognition card, additional security features as 5
necessary to ensure its validity.6
(4)(a) For qualifying patients who are eighteen years of age or 7
older and their designated providers, recognition cards are valid for 8
one year from the date the health care professional issued the 9
authorization. For qualifying patients who are under the age of 10
eighteen and their designated providers, recognition cards are valid 11
for six months from the date the health care professional issued the 12
authorization. Qualifying patients may not be reentered into the 13
medical cannabis authorization database until they have been 14
reexamined by a health care professional and determined to meet the 15
definition of qualifying patient. After reexamination, a cannabis 16
retailer with a medical cannabis endorsement must reenter the 17
qualifying patient or designated provider into the medical cannabis 18
authorization database and a new recognition card will then be issued 19
in accordance with department rules.20
(b) A qualifying patie