Title 7 . Health and Social Services

Chapter 34 . Embalming and Other Post-Mortem Services

Section 20. Application for registry identification card

7 AAC 34.020. Application for registry identification card

(a) A patient applying for a registry identification card under AS 17.37.010 must provide to the department

(1) a completed application on a form provided by the department that includes the following:

(A) the applicant's name, address, date of birth, and social security number;

(B) the name, address, and telephone number of the patient's physician;

(C) the name and address of the patient's primary care-giver, if one is designated at the time of application; and

(D) the applicant's signature;

(2) if the applicant is a minor, a statement in writing by the minor's parent or legal guardian residing in Alaska, if any, that the parent or guardian

(A) consents to serve as the minor's primary care-giver; and

(B) gives the parent or guardian's permission for the minor to engage in the medical use of marijuana;

(3) the original of written documentation signed by the qualified physician stating that the patient has been diagnosed with a qualifying debilitating medical condition and the conclusion of the patient's physician that the patient might benefit from the medical use of marijuana or a certified copy of that documentation; and

(4) the application fee required under 7 AAC 34.080.

(b) The applicant for a registry identification card is responsible for keeping a copy of the application materials submitted to the department and for documenting submission or delivery of the application to the department.

(c) An authorization to use marijuana for medicinal purposes issued by another state, territory, or jurisdiction does not satisfy the requirements of AS 17.37.010 or this section for issuance of a registry identification card.

History: Eff. 6/1/99, Register 150

Authority: AS 17.37.010

AS 17.37.050

AS 18.05.040

Editor's note: The department's address to obtain the application form described in 7 AAC 34.020(a) (1) and to submit a completed application form under 7 AAC 34.020(a) is Marijuana Registry, Department of Health and Social Services, P.O. Box 110699, Juneau, AK 99811-0699.