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§16A-5-1. Identification Cards

(a) Issuance. — The bureau may issue an identification card to a patient who has a certification approved by the bureau and to a caregiver designated by the patient. An identification card issued to a patient shall authorize the patient to obtain and use medical cannabis as authorized by this act. An identification card issued […]

§16A-5-10. Prohibitions

The following prohibitions shall apply: (1) A patient may not operate or be in physical control of any of the following while under the influence with a blood content of more than three nanograms of active tetrahydrocannabis per milliliter of blood in serum:

§16A-5-2. Caregivers

(a) Requirements. — (1) If the patient designates a caregiver, the application shall include the name, address and date of birth of the caregiver, and other individual identifying information required by the bureau and the following:

§16A-5-3. Notice

An application for an identification card shall include notice that a false statement made in the application is punishable under the applicable provisions of law.

§16A-5-4. Verification

The bureau shall verify the information in a patient or caregiver’s application and on any renewal form.

§16A-5-5. Special Conditions

The following apply: (1) If the practitioner states in the certification that, in the practitioner’s professional opinion, the patient would benefit from medical cannabis only until a specified earlier date, then the identification card shall expire on that date.

§16A-5-6. Minors

If a patient is under eighteen years of age, the following shall apply: (1) The patient shall have a caregiver.

§16A-5-7. Caregiver Authorization and Limitations

(a) Age. — An individual who is under twenty-one years of age may not be a caregiver unless a sufficient showing, as determined by the bureau, is made to the bureau that the individual should be permitted to serve as a caregiver. (b) Changing caregiver. — If a patient wishes to change or terminate the […]

§16A-5-8. Contents of Identification Card

An identification card shall contain the following: (1) The name of the caregiver or the patient, as appropriate. The identification card shall also state whether the individual is designated as a patient or as a caregiver.

§16A-5-9. Suspension

If a patient or caregiver intentionally, knowingly or recklessly violates any provision of this act as determined by the bureau, the identification card of the patient or caregiver may be suspended or revoked. The suspension or revocation shall be in addition to any criminal or other penalty that may apply.