7 hours ago How the Program Works. Any health care provider who can prescribe controlled substances in New York State, is qualified to treat the patient’s serious condition, and completes a two to four-hour course on medical cannabis, can certify patients. Patients certified by their health care provider can register with the Medical Cannabis Program. >> Go To The Portal
Any health care provider who can prescribe controlled substances in New York State, is qualified to treat the patient’s serious condition, and completes a two to four-hour course on medical cannabis, can certify patients. Patients certified by their health care provider can register with the Medical Cannabis Program.
To certify qualifying patients for medical cannabis, practitioners must use the Medical Cannabis Data Management System, located within the Health Commerce System (HCS). Remember: It’s the Law: Practitioners must consult the PMP Registry to check a patient’s controlled substance history before issuing or editing a patient’s certification.
Patients can use medical cannabis if they have been diagnosed with a debilitating or life-threatening condition. State approved practitioners may certify patients recommending the medical use of cannabis. Certified patients may designate up to two caregivers.
Bring your registry ID card, or temporary registry ID card, and certification with you. You may be eligible for the use of medical cannabis if deemed clinically appropriate by your certifying health care provider. Please talk to your practitioner about whether medical cannabis may help you.
Purchase medical cannabis. Visit a registered organization's medical cannabis dispensing facility to purchase product. Bring your registry ID card, or temporary registry ID card, and certification with you.
You may be eligible for medical cannabis if you have been diagnosed with one or more qualifying conditions.
Certified patients or their designated caregivers who are registered with the Medical Cannabis Program can purchase medical cannabis products from a registered organization's dispensing facility in New York State. Patients must bring their registry ID cards and their certifications to a registered organization's dispensing facility in order to purchase approved medical cannabis products. Designated caregivers obtaining medical cannabis on behalf of their patients must bring their caregiver registry identification cards and their patients' certifications to the dispensing facility.
The Department began accepting applications for registration as a registered organization on April 27, 2015. Each applicant was required to submit two fees with its application: a non-refundable application fee in the amount of $10,000, and a registration fee in the amount of $200,000.
Questions concerning the Application for Registration as a Registered Organization or the application process were due to the Department by May 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. The Department evaluated the questions it received by the deadline. The questions and the Department's answers can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has posted the redacted registered organization applications from all 43 applicants.
Those living in the five boroughs of NYC, whose cases are administered by the Human Resources Administration (HRA) office can call the HRA Infoline at 1 (718) 557-1399 or the HRA Medicaid Helpline at 1 (888) 692-6116.
If you live in the five boroughs of New York City, your offices are run by the Human Resources Administration (HRA). A listing of offices can be found here: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/locations/medicaid-locations.page
You can report Medicaid fraud by calling the Fraud Hotline 1-877-873-7283 or by filing a complaint online.
If your Medicaid is with your LDSS, to order a new Medicaid Benefit Identification Card, please call or visit your local department of social services.
If you are currently enrolled in a managed care plan that is not offered in the new county, your local department of social services will notify you so that you can choose a new plan. If your Medicaid is with the Marketplace, (NY State of Health), it is important that you update your account with your new address.
New Requirement for Medicaid Effective November 2017. If you are turning age 65 within the next three months or you are age 65 or older, you may be entitled to additional medical benefits through the Medicare program. You may be required to apply for Medicare as a condition of eligibility for Medicaid.
Your category might be single, childless couples, pregnant women, parent (s) and caretaker relatives with dependent children, elderly and/or disabled.
Practitioners must report patient adverse events related to medical cannabis to the Office within five business days of becoming aware of the adverse event. Serious adverse events related to medical cannabis must be reported by the practitioner to the Office of Cannabis Management within one business day after the practitioner becomes aware of the event. The link below contains instructions for reporting adverse events.
Courses include the following content: the pharmacology of cannabis; contraindications; side effects; adverse reactions; overdose prevention; drug interactions; dosing; routes of administration; risks and benefits; warnings and precautions; and abuse and dependence.
There is a public list of practitioners who consent to be listed publicly, with their specialties and locations.