AB599-AA2,17,21 18(2) Recommendations; requirements and limitations. (a) A physician,
19physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber who is certified
20under par. (d) may recommend the use of medical marijuana to treat a patient if all
21of the following apply:
AB599-AA2,17,2522 1. The patient has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition and the
23physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
24advises the use of medical marijuana to treat that condition or the symptoms of that
25condition.
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12. A health care provider-patient relationship has been established between
2the physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber
3and the patient through all of the following:
AB599-AA2,18,54 a. An in-person physical examination of the patient by the physician, physician
5assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber.
AB599-AA2,18,76 b. A review of the patient's medical history by the physician, physician
7assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber.
AB599-AA2,18,118 c. An expectation of the physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced
9practice nurse prescriber providing care to the patient, and the patient receiving care
10from the physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse
11prescriber, on an ongoing basis.
AB599-AA2,18,1412 3. If the patient is a minor, the physician, physician assistant, or certified
13advanced practice nurse prescriber has obtained the consent of the patient's parent,
14guardian, or legal custodian.
AB599-AA2,18,2015 (b) A physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse
16prescriber may not recommend the use of medical marijuana under this subsection
17for himself or herself or to any member of his or her immediate family or household.
18A physician, physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber may
19not have any financial interest in a medical marijuana producer, processor, or
20dispensary.
AB599-AA2,19,221 (c) When recommending the use of medical marijuana, a physician, physician
22assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber shall include on the
23recommendation the patient's name, the name of the recommending physician,
24physician assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber, and a

1recommended usage and shall specify any other information required in rules
2promulgated by the commission, in consultation with the medical examining board.
AB599-AA2,19,183 (d) The commission shall establish procedures for physicians, physician
4assistants, and certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to apply for
5certification and to be certified to recommend the use of medical marijuana under
6this section. An applicant for certification under this paragraph shall provide the
7applicant's name, office address, contact information, and medical license number.
8The applicant shall also provide written documentation that the applicant is
9authorized to dispense controlled substances under 21 USC 821 to 832 and provide
10on the application the applicant's registration number issued by the U.S. drug
11enforcement administration. In addition, the applicant shall provide written
12documentation that the applicant has completed at least 4 hours of continuing
13education to assist in diagnosing qualifying medical conditions and treating such
14conditions with medical marijuana. A person certified in accordance with this
15paragraph shall keep complete and accurate records of the recommendations made
16and the qualifying patients for whom the recommendations are made under this
17section and shall report to the commission, at the commission's request, the number
18of recommendations made and for whom.
AB599-AA2,19,22 19(3) Application; registry identification card. (a) An applicant who is a
20qualifying patient may apply for a registry identification card by submitting to the
21commission a signed application form containing or accompanied by all of the
22following:
AB599-AA2,19,2323 1. His or her name, address, and date of birth.
AB599-AA2,19,2524 2. A written recommendation provided under sub. (2) that is no more than 30
25days old as of the date the application is filed.
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13. The name, address, and telephone number of the physician, physician
2assistant, or certified advanced practice nurse prescriber who provided the
3recommendation.
AB599-AA2,20,44 4. A registration fee in an amount determined by the commission.
AB599-AA2,20,165 (b) 1. A registrant or applicant who is a qualifying patient may jointly apply
6to the commission with another person for a registry identification card for the other
7person and designate the other person as a primary caregiver for the registrant or
8applicant if the other person is at least 21 years of age and, notwithstanding ss.
9111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, has never been convicted of a criminal violation of the
10federal Controlled Substances Act under 21 USC 801 to 971, the Uniform Controlled
11Substances Act under ch. 961, or any controlled substances law of another state. The
12department of justice shall provide information to the commission necessary to
13determine whether this requirement is met. Both persons who jointly apply for a
14registry identification card under this subdivision shall sign the application form,
15which shall contain the name, address, and date of birth of the individual applying
16to be registered as a primary caregiver.
AB599-AA2,20,1917 2. Except as provided under par. (c), a registrant or an applicant who is a
18qualifying patient may designate only one primary caregiver under subd. 1., unless
19the commission grants an exception to allow for an additional designation.
AB599-AA2,20,2320 3. A primary caregiver designated by a person under subd. 1. may not be
21designated as a primary caregiver for more than one qualifying patient or applicant
22unless the patients or applicants live in the same residence or unless the commission
23otherwise allows.
AB599-AA2,21,524 (c) The commission shall promulgate rules specifying how a parent, guardian,
25or legal custodian of a minor may apply for a registry identification card for himself

1or herself and for the minor and the circumstances under which the commission may
2approve or deny the application. The commission shall require a minor who is a
3qualifying patient or applicant to have the minor's parent, guardian, or legal
4custodian designated as a primary caregiver under par. (b). Notwithstanding par.
5(b) 2., a minor may designate both parents as primary caregivers.
AB599-AA2,21,76 (d) A registry identification card issued under this subsection expires after one
7year.
AB599-AA2,21,108 (e) A registrant, whether a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, may not
9plant, grow, cultivate, or harvest marijuana without a valid producer license under
10s. 73.17.
AB599-AA2,21,1311 (f) An applicant who is a qualifying patient must have resided in the state, in
12accordance with the qualifications set forth in s. 6.10, for at least 10 consecutive days
13before submitting an application to the commission under this subsection.
AB599-AA2,21,1614 (g) A person may not register as a qualifying patient or primary caregiver or
15hold a registry identification card while serving a term of imprisonment or while on
16parole or probation.
AB599-AA2,21,1717 (h) The commission shall maintain a list of all registrants.
AB599-AA2,21,2018 (i) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 and except as provided in par. (j), the commission
19may not disclose information from an application submitted or a registry
20identification card issued under this subsection.
AB599-AA2,21,2421 (j) The commission may disclose to state or local law enforcement agencies
22information from an application submitted by or from a registry identification card
23issued to a specific person under this subsection for the purpose of verifying that the
24person possesses a valid registry identification card.
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1(k) A person who holds a registry identification card may only purchase or use
2medical marijuana that has been produced, processed, distributed, and dispensed as
3provided under this section and s. 73.17 and for which the taxes have been paid as
4provided under subch. IV of ch. 139.
AB599-AA2,22,85 (L) A person who holds a registry identification card may only possess a 30-day
6supply of individual doses of medical marijuana, except that during the last 7 days
7of any such 30-day period, the person may obtain and possess a 30-day supply for
8the subsequent 30-day period.
AB599-AA2,22,10 9(4) Rules. The commission shall promulgate rules to implement this section,
10including rules that do all of the following: