State central patient portal -- Department duties.
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(1) On or before July 1, 2020, the department shall establish or contract to establish, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, a state central patient portal as described in this section.
(2) The state central patient portal shall:
(a) authenticate each user to ensure the user is a valid medical cannabis patient cardholder;
(b) allow a medical cannabis patient cardholder to:
(i) obtain and download the cardholder's medical cannabis card;
(ii) review the cardholder's medical cannabis purchase history; and
(iii) manage the cardholder's personal information, including withdrawing consent for the use of the cardholder's information for a study described in Subsection 26-61a-201(12);
(c) if the cardholder's recommending medical provider recommended the use of medical cannabis without providing directions of use and dosing guidelines and the cardholder has not yet received the counseling or consultation required in Subsection 26-61a-502(4):
(i) alert the cardholder of the outstanding need for consultation; and
(ii) provide the cardholder with access to the contact information for each state central patient portal medical provider and each pharmacy medical provider;
(d) except as provided in Subsection (2)(e), facilitate an electronic medical cannabis order:
(i) to a home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy for a medical cannabis shipment; or
(ii) to a medical cannabis pharmacy for a medical cannabis cardholder to obtain in person from the pharmacy;
(e) prohibit a patient from completing an electronic medical cannabis order described in Subsection (2)(d) if the purchase would exceed the limitations described in Subsection 26-61a-502(2)(a) or (b);
(f) provide educational information to medical cannabis patient cardholders regarding the state's medical cannabis laws and regulatory programs and other relevant information regarding medical cannabis; and
(g) allow the patient to designate up to two caregivers who may receive a medical cannabis caregiver card to purchase and transport medical cannabis on behalf of the patient in accordance with this chapter.
(3) The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement the state central patient portal.