a) The Department will revoke a registry identification card for any of the following reasons:
- 1) Submission of misleading, incorrect, false or fraudulent information in the application or renewal application;
2) Fraudulent use of the registry identification card;
- 3) Selling, distributing, transferring in any manner, or giving medical cannabis to any unauthorized person;
- 4) Tampering with, falsifying, altering, modifying or duplicating a registry identification card for use by someone else;
- 5) Non-payment of fees specified in Section 946.210 or non-response to the Department's request for information required for application of Qualifying Patients or Designated Caregivers;
- 6) The registered qualified patient is deceased; or
- 7) A violation of any requirement of the Act. (Section 65(c)(6) of the Act)
b) The Department will, based on the totality of the circumstances, either revoke or suspend a registry identification card based on the Department's review of the registered qualifying patient's infraction for:
- 1) Purchasing more medical cannabis than allowable under the Act or this Part from a registered dispensing organization;
- 2) Failing to notify the Department within 10 business days after becoming aware that the registry identification card has been lost, stolen or destroyed; or
- 3) Failing to notify the Department within 10 business days after a change in the information provided in the application for a registry identification card.
c) A registry identification card issued to a designated caregiver is void:
- 1) When the registered qualifying patient or designated caregiver has notified the Department that the individual registered as the designated caregiver is no longer the designated caregiver for that patient;
- 2) When the registered qualifying patient for whom the designated caregiver serves is no longer registered with the Department;
- 3) Ten days after the death of the registered qualifying patient, to allow for appropriate disposal of medical cannabis in accordance with this Part.
- d) The Department shall notify the Office of Secretary of State of the revocation.
- e) A void registry identification card is inactive and invalid.
(Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 5012, effective April 17, 2019)