Section 11362.72 Of Article 2.5. Medical Marijuana Program From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 2.5.
11362.72
. (a) Within 30 days of receipt of an application for an
identification card, a county health department or the county's
designee shall do all of the following:
(1) For purposes of processing the application, verify that the
information contained in the application is accurate. If the person
is less than 18 years of age, the county health department or its
designee shall also contact the parent with legal authority to make
medical decisions, legal guardian, or other person or entity with
legal authority to make medical decisions, to verify the information.
(2) Verify with the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic
Medical Board of California that the attending physician has a
license in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy in the
state.
(3) Contact the attending physician by facsimile, telephone, or
mail to confirm that the medical records submitted by the patient are
a true and correct copy of those contained in the physician's office
records. When contacted by a county health department or the county'
s designee, the attending physician shall confirm or deny that the
contents of the medical records are accurate.
(4) Take a photograph or otherwise obtain an electronically
transmissible image of the applicant and of the designated primary
caregiver, if any.
(5) Approve or deny the application. If an applicant who meets the
requirements of Section 11362.715 can establish that an
identification card is needed on an emergency basis, the county or
its designee shall issue a temporary identification card that shall
be valid for 30 days from the date of issuance. The county, or its
designee, may extend the temporary identification card for no more
than 30 days at a time, so long as the applicant continues to meet
the requirements of this paragraph.
(b) If the county health department or the county's designee
approves the application, it shall, within 24 hours, or by the end of
the next working day of approving the application, electronically
transmit the following information to the department:
(1) A unique user identification number of the applicant.
(2) The date of expiration of the identification card.
(3) The name and telephone number of the county health department
or the county's designee that has approved the application.
(c) The county health department or the county's designee shall
issue an identification card to the applicant and to his or her
designated primary caregiver, if any, within five working days of
approving the application.
(d) In any case involving an incomplete application, the applicant
shall assume responsibility for rectifying the deficiency. The
county shall have 14 days from the receipt of information from the
applicant pursuant to this subdivision to approve or deny the
application.