Kentucky Statutes 218B.060 – Registry identification card program — Required information — Registration receipt system
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(1) The cabinet shall establish, implement, and operate a registry identification card program, including registry identification card application and renewal fees, for registered qualified patients, visiting qualified patients, and designated caregivers. Registry identification card application and renewal fees collected by the cabinet pursuant to this section shall be retained by the cabinet for administrative purposes.
(2) Registry identification cards shall contain the following: (a) The name of the cardholder;
(b) A designation of whether the cardholder is a registered qualified patient, visiting qualified patient, or designated caregiver;
(c) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card;
(d) A random alphanumeric identification number of at least ten (10) characters, containing at least four (4) numbers and at least four (4) letters, that is unique to the cardholder;
(e) A bar code or other marking that can be scanned electronically;
(f) A photograph of the cardholder, if the cabinet’s administrative regulations
require one;
(g) The telephone number and website address for the electronic monitoring system established pursuant to KRS § 218A.202;
(h) If the cardholder is a registered qualified patient who has designated one (1) or more designated caregivers, the random alphanumeric identification number of the patient’s designated caregivers;
(i) If the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the random alphanumeric identification number of the registered qualified patient the designated caregiver is receiving the registry identification card to assist; and
(j) If the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age, a clear and obvious designation or identifier indicating that the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the expiration date for registry identification cards shall be one (1) year after the date of issuance.
(b) If a medicinal cannabis practitioner states in the written certification that the qualified patient would benefit from the use of medicinal cannabis until a specified earlier date, then the registry identification card shall expire on that date.
(4) The cabinet may, at its discretion, electronically store in the card all of the information listed in subsection (2) of this section, along with the address and date of birth of the cardholder, to allow it to be read electronically by law enforcement agents and licensed cannabis businesses.
(5) (a) The cabinet shall operate a provisional registration receipt system for registered qualified patients, designated caregivers, and visiting qualified patients that shall be valid for forty-five (45) days, or until a permanent card can be issued, as if it is a registry identification card issued by the cabinet.
This program shall be implemented and operational simultaneously with the cabinet’s implementation of the registry identification card program established in this section. A provisional registration receipt shall contain the following:
1. A temporary licensure number;
2. A barcode or other marking that can be scanned electronically;
3. The name of the applicant;
4. A designation of whether the cardholder is a registered qualified patient, visiting qualified patient, or designated caregiver;
5. If the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age, a clear and obvious designation or identifier indicating that the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age;
6. The effective date of the receipt;
7. The expiration date of the receipt;
8. An indication that the cardholder fee has been paid;
9. An indication that the application has been submitted and is apparently complete; and
10. The name of the certifying medicinal cannabis practitioner.
(b) The registration receipt system shall be designed so that this provisional registration receipt shall be produced by the application website upon completion of an application that includes a written certification for the use of medicinal cannabis and payment of the cardholder fee. To reduce application errors and processing time, a medicinal cannabis practitioner or a dispensary may offer a service that allows an applicant to use a computer and printer on the premises of the medicinal cannabis practitioner’s office or dispensary to complete an application and receive a provisional registration receipt pursuant to this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a valid provisional registration receipt issued pursuant to this subsection shall convey to the individual whose name appears on the provisional registration receipt all of the same rights and privileges as a registry identification card issued by the cabinet and shall be accepted by a cannabis business in place of a registry identification card.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 11, effective June 29, 2023.
(2) Registry identification cards shall contain the following: (a) The name of the cardholder;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 218B.060
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Cannabis business: means an entity licensed under this chapter as a cultivator, dispensary, processor, producer, or safety compliance facility. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Cardholder: means :
(a) A registered qualified patient, designated caregiver, or visiting qualified patient who has applied for, obtained, and possesses a valid registry identification card issued by the cabinet. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010 - Designated caregiver: means a person who has registered as such with the cabinet under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Dispensary: means an entity licensed as such under KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Medicinal cannabis practitioner: means a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse who is authorized to prescribe controlled substances under KRS
314. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010 - Qualified patient: means a person who has obtained a written certification from a medicinal cannabis practitioner with whom he or she has a bona fide practitioner- patient relationship. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Visiting qualified patient: means a person who has registered as such through the cabinet as required under this chapter or who possesses a valid out-of-state registry identification card and documentation of having been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010
- Written certification: means a document dated and signed by a medicinal cannabis practitioner, that:
(a) States, that in the medicinal cannabis practitioner's professional medical opinion, the patient may receive medical, therapeutic, or palliative benefit from the use of medicinal cannabis. See Kentucky Statutes 218B.010 - Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) A designation of whether the cardholder is a registered qualified patient, visiting qualified patient, or designated caregiver;
(c) The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card;
(d) A random alphanumeric identification number of at least ten (10) characters, containing at least four (4) numbers and at least four (4) letters, that is unique to the cardholder;
(e) A bar code or other marking that can be scanned electronically;
(f) A photograph of the cardholder, if the cabinet’s administrative regulations
require one;
(g) The telephone number and website address for the electronic monitoring system established pursuant to KRS § 218A.202;
(h) If the cardholder is a registered qualified patient who has designated one (1) or more designated caregivers, the random alphanumeric identification number of the patient’s designated caregivers;
(i) If the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the random alphanumeric identification number of the registered qualified patient the designated caregiver is receiving the registry identification card to assist; and
(j) If the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age, a clear and obvious designation or identifier indicating that the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the expiration date for registry identification cards shall be one (1) year after the date of issuance.
(b) If a medicinal cannabis practitioner states in the written certification that the qualified patient would benefit from the use of medicinal cannabis until a specified earlier date, then the registry identification card shall expire on that date.
(4) The cabinet may, at its discretion, electronically store in the card all of the information listed in subsection (2) of this section, along with the address and date of birth of the cardholder, to allow it to be read electronically by law enforcement agents and licensed cannabis businesses.
(5) (a) The cabinet shall operate a provisional registration receipt system for registered qualified patients, designated caregivers, and visiting qualified patients that shall be valid for forty-five (45) days, or until a permanent card can be issued, as if it is a registry identification card issued by the cabinet.
This program shall be implemented and operational simultaneously with the cabinet’s implementation of the registry identification card program established in this section. A provisional registration receipt shall contain the following:
1. A temporary licensure number;
2. A barcode or other marking that can be scanned electronically;
3. The name of the applicant;
4. A designation of whether the cardholder is a registered qualified patient, visiting qualified patient, or designated caregiver;
5. If the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age, a clear and obvious designation or identifier indicating that the cardholder is under eighteen (18) years of age;
6. The effective date of the receipt;
7. The expiration date of the receipt;
8. An indication that the cardholder fee has been paid;
9. An indication that the application has been submitted and is apparently complete; and
10. The name of the certifying medicinal cannabis practitioner.
(b) The registration receipt system shall be designed so that this provisional registration receipt shall be produced by the application website upon completion of an application that includes a written certification for the use of medicinal cannabis and payment of the cardholder fee. To reduce application errors and processing time, a medicinal cannabis practitioner or a dispensary may offer a service that allows an applicant to use a computer and printer on the premises of the medicinal cannabis practitioner’s office or dispensary to complete an application and receive a provisional registration receipt pursuant to this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a valid provisional registration receipt issued pursuant to this subsection shall convey to the individual whose name appears on the provisional registration receipt all of the same rights and privileges as a registry identification card issued by the cabinet and shall be accepted by a cannabis business in place of a registry identification card.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 11, effective June 29, 2023.