502

QUALIFYING PATIENTS APPLICATION

502.1

To apply for a patient registration identification card, an applicant shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms, which shall include:

(a) The applicant's full legal name and date of birth;

(b) One (1) recent passport-type photograph of the applicant's face measuring two inches by two inches (2 in. x 2 in.), which clearly expose the area from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin;

(c) One (1) clear photocopy of a U.S., state, or District government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, as proof of identity;

(d) Proof of District residency, including their District of Columbia residential address which shall not be a post office box number;

(e) Either a signed and dated authorized practitioner's recommendation for the use of medical cannabis meeting the requirements of this chapter, that is dated not more than two (2) years prior to the application date, or a signed ABCA self-certification form;

(f) [REPEALED].

(g) Designation of the individual who will serve as their caregiver, if applicable; and

(h) Payment of the required application fee.

502.2

To apply for a registration identification card for a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the minor shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms, which shall include:

(a) The minor and parent or legal guardian's social security numbers, or if the applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant shall:

(1) Submit with the application a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that he or she does not have a social security number; and

(2) Provide the Board with their social security information once a social security number has been obtained;

(b) Two (2) recent passport-type photographs of the minor's face measuring

two inches by two inches (2 in. x 2 in.), which clearly expose the area from the top of the forehead to the bottom of the chin;

1. (c) One (1) clear photocopy of U.S., state, or District government-issued photo ID issued to the parent or legal guardian, such as a driver's license, as proof of identity;
2. (d) Proof of the minor and parent or legal guardian's District residency, including their District of Columbia residential address which shall not be a post office box number;
3. (e) A signed and dated written physician's recommendation for the use of medical cannabis meeting the requirements of this chapter, that is dated not more than ninety (90) days prior to the application date;
4. (f) Designation of the individual who will serve as the minor's caregiver;
5. (g) [REPEALED].
6. (h) The signed, written statement of the minor's parent or legal guardian affirming that he or she:
7. (1) Understands the qualifying medical condition or qualifying medical treatment of the minor;
8. (2) Understands the potential benefits and potential adverse effects of the use of medical cannabis, in general, and specifically, in the case of the minor;
9. (3) Consents to the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of the minor's qualifying medical condition or treatment of the side effects of the minor's qualifying medical treatment; and
10. (4) Consents to, or has designated another adult to, serve as the caregiver for the qualifying patient and that the caregiver will control the acquisition, possession, dosage, and frequency of use of medical cannabis by the qualifying patient; and
11. (i) Payment of the required application fee.

502.3 The minor’s designated caregiver shall also register with the Board and obtain a caregiver registration identification card.

SOURCE: Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, Medical Cannabis

2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10142 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).