FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION

February 13, 2017

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1__ to SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 177

Amendment sponsored by Senator Cisco McSorley

    1. On page 1, line 12, strike the second concurrence of "AND" and insert in lieu thereof a comma.

    2. On page 1, lines 13 and 14, strike "AND THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATION".

    3. On page 6, strike lines 13 through 15 in their entirety.

    4. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

    5. On page 8, line 21, strike the colon and insert in lieu thereof "having been diagnosed by a practitioner as having a debilitating medical condition;".

    6. On page 8, strike lines 22 through 24 in their entirety.

    7. On page 9, strike lines 20 through 25 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new subsection:

         "K. "written attestation" means a written statement from a qualified patient that:

             (1) states that the qualified patient has been diagnosed by a practitioner as having a debilitating medical condition;

             (2) states that the qualified patient continues to receive care from a practitioner for the debilitating medical condition in accordance with a schedule determined by that practitioner;

             (3) states that the qualified patient's practitioner has indicated that the practitioner believes that the potential health benefits of the medical use of cannabis would likely outweigh the health risks for the patient; and

             (4) provides the name, telephone number and address for the qualified patient's practitioner; and".

    8. On page 12, line 3, strike "a patient" and insert in lieu thereof "an applicant".

    9. On page 12, line 4, strike "patient" and insert in lieu thereof "applicant".

    10. On page 12, line 6, after "certification", strike the remainder of the line and strike line 7 up to the semicolon.

    11. On page 12, line 9, strike "patient" and insert in lieu thereof "applicant".

    12. On page 12, line 11, strike "patient's" and insert in lieu thereof "applicant's".

    13. On page 12, line 13, strike "patient's" and insert in lieu thereof "applicant's".

    14. On page 15, lines 6 through 25, and page 16, lines 1 through 10, strike Section 5 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:

    "SECTION 5. A new section of the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act is enacted to read:

    "[NEW MATERIAL] REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD--RENEWAL.--A qualified patient shall renew the qualified patient's and that qualified patient's primary caregiver's registry identification cards on an annual basis by submitting to the department a written attestation."".

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                                    Cisco McSorley

Adopted ___________________ Not Adopted ________________________

          (Chief Clerk)                (Chief Clerk)

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