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47:1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, VI-a to read as follows:
VI-a. "Facility caregiver'' means a residential care facility, nursing home, hospital, or hospice house licensed under RSA 151 which has agreed to allow one or more qualifying patients who are residents or patients of the facility to utilize therapeutic cannabis obtained by the resident or the resident's designated caregiver from an alternative treatment center, and which has agreed to assist such residents in the therapeutic use of their cannabis in accordance with a policy developed by the facility, and in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of health and human services pursuant to RSA 541-A. "Facility caregiver" shall also include community living facilities certified under RSA 126-A:19 and RSA 126-A:20.
47:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2017
Effective Date: July 11, 2017
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47:1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, VI-a to read as follows:
VI-a. "Facility caregiver'' means a residential care facility, nursing home, hospital, or hospice house licensed under RSA 151 which has agreed to allow one or more qualifying patients who are residents or patients of the facility to utilize therapeutic cannabis obtained by the resident or the resident's designated caregiver from an alternative treatment center, and which has agreed to assist such residents in the therapeutic use of their cannabis in accordance with a policy developed by the facility, and in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner of health and human services pursuant to RSA 541-A. "Facility caregiver" shall also include community living facilities certified under RSA 126-A:19 and RSA 126-A:20.
47:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2017
Effective Date: July 11, 2017