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State of Calif ornia -Heal th and Human Services Agency Department of Health Services SAND RA SHEWRY Director ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Governor MMP Letter No.: 05-01 Issue Date: October 28, 2005 TO: MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM (MMP) ADMINISTERING AGENCY DIRECTOR SUBJECT: MMP COUNTY HANDBOOK REVISIONSTO SECTION 5. 0 The purpose of this letter is to transmit changes to the August 2005 MMP County Handbook . Section 5.0 of the Handbook has been revi sed to reflect Health and Safety Code 11362.7 1(b) (3) regardi ng mai nte nanc e of rec ords. This is the first numbered letter is sued bythe MMP. Future communication from the MMP can be expect ed using this process. Countiesthat haveinitiated the MMP.Bre addressed aboveas Administering Agencies. Copiesof these letterswill be I el ectronically forwarded to the MMP county contacts and members of County Health Executi ves Association of Cali fornia and Cali fornia Conf er enc e of Local Health Officers. Please updateyour August 2005 MMP County Handbookwith the enclosed Oc to ber 2005 revisions. If you have questions concerningthese changes, pl ease cont act Ms. Nancy Ehlman-Jacobson at (916) 449-5065. ~ ~r7 ' - ~vn~ Genny FI ing, Chief d Medi cal Marijuana Program Unit Enclosures Medical Marijuana Unit MS 5203 P.O. Box 997413 Sacr amento, CA 95899-7413 (916) 552-8600 Fax (916) 552- 8038 InternetAddre ss: www.d hs.ca .Qov
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State of California-Health and Human Services Agency
Department of Health Services
SANDRA SHEWRYDirector
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGERGovernor
MMP Letter No.: 05-01
Issue Date: October 28, 2005
TO: MEDICAL MARIJUANAPROGRAM (MMP)ADMINISTERINGAGENCY DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: MMP COUNTY HANDBOOKREVISIONSTO SECTION 5.0
The purpose of this letter is to transmit changes to the August 2005MMP CountyHandbook. Section 5.0 of the Handbookhas been revised to reflect Healthand SafetyCode 11362.71(b)(3) regarding maintenance of records.
This is the first numbered letter issued by the MMP. Future communication from theMMP can be expected using this process. Counties that have initiated the MMP.Breaddressedaboveas AdministeringAgencies.Copiesof theseletterswill be I
electronically forwarded to the MMP county contacts and members of County HealthExecutivesAssociation of California and California Conferenceof Local HealthOfficers.
Please updateyour August 2005 MMP County Handbookwith the enclosedOctober 2005 revisions. If you have questions concerningthese changes, pleasecontact Ms. Nancy Ehlman-Jacobson at (916) 449-5065.
~ ~r7 '- ~vn~Genny FI ing, Chief dMedical Marijuana Program Unit
Enclosures
Medical Marijuana Unit MS5203 P.O. Box 997413Sacramento, CA 95899-7413(916) 552-8600 Fax (916) 552-8038InternetAddress: www.dhs.ca.Qov
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MMPAdministering AgenciesPage2October 28, 2005
cc bye-mail: California Conferenceof Local HealthOfficers
County Health ExecutivesAssociation of California
MMP County Contacts (with electronic version of the updatedCounty Handbook)
Ms. Nancy Ehlman-JacobsonMedical Marijuana Program UnitDepartment of HealthServices.1501 Capitol Avenue, MS 5203Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
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State of California
Medical Marijuana Program
County Handbook
October 2005
California Department of Health Services Medical Marijuana Program County Handbook
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SECTION PAGE
3.4 Approvals , J 113.5 Emergency Cards 123.6 Denials 12
3.7 Appeals Application Form 133.8 Appeals Process... 13
4.0 RECEIPT AND ISSUANCEOF CARDS "'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 14
4.1 Receipt of MMIC , 144.2 Issuance of Cards 14
4.3 Invalidating Cards ... 15
5.0 ADMINISTERING AGENCY RECORDS 16
5.1 Maintenance of CountyMMP Records 16
5.2 Confidentiality 16
6.0 REMITTANCEOF FUNDSBYADMINISTERINGAGENCYTO CDHS 17
6.1 Remittance Procedures 17
6.2 RemittanceActivity Information """'"'''''''''''' 176.3 Dishonored Checks from the Administering Agency 17
7.0 CONTACTINFORMATION : 18
7.1 MedicalMarijuanaProgramContactInformation 187.2 AdministeringAgencyContactInformation 18
APPENDIX1 , 19
The Compassionate Use Act of 1996, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 19(Proposition 215) 19
APPENDIX 2 '"'''''''''''''''''''''''' 20
SB 420, Health and Safety Code, Sections 11362.7through 11362.83 20
APPENDIX 3 33
Application/Renewal Form: DHS Form No. 9042 (04/05) 33
APPENDIX 4 35
VerificationChecklistfor Application/RenewalForm " 38
APPENDIX 5 40
Written Documentationof Patients Medical Records: DHS Form No. 9044 (04/05) 40
California Department of Health Services Medical Marijuana Program County Handbook
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5.0 - Administering Agency Records
5.1 - Maintenance of County MMP Records
The administering agency must maintain records of the MMP, pursuantto H&S Code
Section 11362.71 (b)(3), which states "Every county health department, or the county'sdesignee, shall do all of the following:. ... ... Maintain records of identification card
programs."
5.2 - Confidentiality
The administering agency must implement and utilize appropriate proceduresandprotocols to ensure compliancewith all applicable confidentiality and HIPAA laws andregulations. -
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(Rev. 10/05)Medical Marijuana Program County Handbook
