PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1278
(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)
Page 1, between lines 1 and 2, insert:
"Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2804.02. Registration of qualifying patients and designated caregivers; requirements; inspection
A. A qualifying patient may apply to the department for a registry identification card by submitting:
1. Written certification issued by a physician within the ninety days immediately preceding the date of application.
2. The application fee.
3. An application, including:
(a) Name, mailing address, residence address and date of birth of the qualifying patient except that if the applicant is homeless no address is required.
(b) Name, address and telephone number of the qualifying patient's physician.
(c) Name, address and date of birth of the qualifying patient's designated caregiver, if any.
(d) A statement signed by the qualifying patient pledging not to divert marijuana to anyone who is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter.
(e) A signed statement from the designated caregiver, if any, agreeing to be the patient's designated caregiver and pledging not to divert marijuana to anyone who is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter.
(f) A designation as to who will be allowed to cultivate marijuana plants for the qualifying patient's medical use if a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary is not operating within twenty-five miles of the qualifying patient's home.
B. The application for a qualifying patient's registry identification card shall ask whether the patient would like the department to notify him of any clinical studies needing human subjects for research on the medical use of marijuana. The department shall notify interested patients if it is notified of studies that will be conducted in the United States.
C. A registered designated caregiver must submit to the department Operating procedures that are consistent with the department's rules for oversight of the registered designated caregiver, including procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping for each of the caregiver's qualifying patients.
D. A registered designated caregiver's patient records are subject to reasonable inspection by the department. The department shall give reasonable notice to a registered designated caregiver before conducting an inspection."
Renumber to conform
Page 1, line 2, strike "Appropriation" insert "Appropriations"; after "intervention" insert "and drug treatment"
Line 3, after the semicolon insert "designated caregiver inspections;"
Line 4, after "A." insert "Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, and notwithstanding section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes,"; strike "state general" insert "medical marijuana"
Line 5, after "fund" insert "established by section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes,"
Line 9, after "felony" insert "pretrial"
Line 10, strike "are limited to" insert "may be used only for felony pretrial"
Line 11, after "offices" insert ", except that the Arizona criminal justice commission may spend one percent of the monies for administrative expenses related to the fund"
Line 17, after the period insert "The county attorney shall require each felony pretrial intervention program treatment provider to provide the county attorney with a report on each offender's attendance record and whether an offender fails a drug test.
B. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, and notwithstanding section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, the sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the medical marijuana fund established by section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, in fiscal year 2017‑2018 to the department of health services. The department of health services shall use the monies for drug prevention programs for seventh grade students who are enrolled in a public or private school and to monitor and inspect designated caregivers for compliance with section 36‑2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act."
Reletter to conform
Page 1, line 18, strike "appropriation" insert "appropriations"; strike "subsection" insert "subsections"; after "A" insert "and B"; strike "is" insert "are"
After line 20, insert:
"Sec. 3. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote
Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, and section 2 of this act are effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three‑fourths of the members of each house of the legislature."
Amend title to conform