Physician Certification Pattern Review

Physician Certification Pattern Review, 2024 Annual Report 30 information was accessed; “Out of State” physicians had out‐of‐state addresses but were otherwise listed as active status. Practitioner Profile information is drawn from the MQA Licensure Database and contains physician information that is posted in the online “License Verification” search. Qualified patient means a resident of this state who has been added to the MMUR by a qualified physician to receive marijuana or a marijuana delivery device for medical use and who has a qualified patient identification card. Qualified physician means a person who holds an unrestricted license as an allopathic physician under Chapter 458, F.S., or as an osteopathic physician under Chapter 459, F.S., and is in compliance with the physician education requirements of subsection (3) of 381.986, F.S. Qualifying medical conditions are required for physician certification. A patient must be diagnosed with at least one of the following conditions to qualify to receive marijuana or a marijuana delivery device: (a) Cancer (b) Epilepsy (c) Glaucoma (d) Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (e) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (f) Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (g) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (h) Crohn’s disease (i) Parkinson’s disease (j) Multiple sclerosis (MS) (k) Medical conditions of the same kind or class as or comparable to those enumerated in paragraphs (a)‐(j) (l) A terminal condition diagnosed by a physician other than the qualified physician issuing the physician certification (m) Chronic nonmalignant pain Routes of administration are defined in the Department of Health’s Emergency Rule 64ER20‐31, Florida Administrative Register, as the appropriate method for the usable product to be taken into the body of the qualified patient, as certified by a qualified physician. Smoking means burning or igniting a substance and inhaling the smoke. As permitted by section 381.986(4)(c), F.S., qualified physicians may determine that smoking is an appropriate route of administration for a qualified patient. Supply is the total amount in milligrams (mgs) for all orders within a certification (daily dose multiplied by the number of days ordered) for all routes of administration other than smoking. For smoking, supply is the total amount in ounces (oz) for all orders within a certification. Terminal condition means a progressive disease or medical or surgical condition that causes significant functional impairment, is not considered by a treating physician to be reversible without the administration of life‐sustaining procedures and will result in death within one year after diagnosis if the condition runs its normal course. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for medical marijuana ordered by route(s) in the MMUR is measured in milligrams per day. Type is low‐THC cannabis or medical marijuana.

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