15.03.080 Practitioner Registration

(a) A "Practitioner" means (a) a licensed physician; (b) a licensed nurse practitioner who is supervised by a licensed physician; or (c) a licensed physician assistant who is supervised by a licensed physician.

(b) In order to be registered by the Authority a practitioner must meet the following qualification:

(1) Be licensed and in good standing with an applicable regulatory body;

(2) Be qualified to treat patients with a qualifying serious condition as defined in Section 4.1, below;

(3) Have successfully completed a two to four-hour course approved by the Authority;

(4) Have applied to the Authority for a registration or a renewal of registration to issue patient certifications in a manner and format determined by the Authority; and

(5) Have been granted such registration by the Authority.

(c) The Authority will approve at least one, if not more, courses for practitioners seeking to become registered, which shall be two to four hours in duration. The educational content of such course shall include: the pharmacology of marijuana; contraindications; side effects; adverse reactions; overdose prevention; drug interactions; dosing; routes of administration; risks and benefits; warnings and precautions; abuse and dependence; and such other components as determined by the Authority.