HB 610-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Feb2023... 0471h
2023 SESSION
23-0370
05/04
HOUSE BILL 610-FN
AN ACT expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vail, Hills. 6; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Cannon, Straf. 12
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill expands the definition of provider under the therapeutic cannabis program to include any individual licensed in New Hampshire to prescribe drugs to humans who holds an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances. The bill also requires, for issuance of a registry identification card to a minor, certification from 2 providers, one of whom shall provide pediatric care.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2023... 0471h 23-0370
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definition of Provider. Amend RSA 126-X:1, VII(a) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:
(5) Any New Hampshire provider who is licensed to prescribe drugs to humans and who possesses an active registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to prescribe controlled substances.
2 Registry Identification Cards; Qualifications for Minors. Amend RSA 126-X:5, V(a) to read as follows:
(a) A custodial parent or legal guardian responsible for health care decisions for the qualifying patient submits a written certification from 2 providers, one of whom shall be a [pediatrician] provider who provides pediatric care.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0370
Amended 4/19/23
HB 610-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-0471h)
AN ACT expanding the definition of providers who can certify patients of the therapeutic cannabis program.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill, as amended, will have no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenues.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services