(a) A practitioner shall immediately notify the Department in writing if the practitioner knows or has reason to know that any of the following events are true with respect to a patient for whom the practitioner issued a patient certification:
- (1) The patient no longer has the serious medical condition for which the patient certification was issued.
- (2) The use of medical marijuana products by the patient would no longer be therapeutic or palliative.
- (3) The patient has died.
- (b) The Department will revoke a patient certification upon receiving notification of the occurrence of an event listed in subsection (a).
- (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a practitioner may withdraw the issuance of a patient certification at any time by notifying, in writing, both the patient and the Department.
- (d) The Department will immediately notify a medical marijuana cardholder upon the revocation of a patient certification and the information shall be entered into the electronic tracking system.
Cross References
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 1191a.24 (relating to medical marijuana cardholder responsibilities); 28 Pa. Code § 1191a.30 (relating to revocation or suspension of identification card); and 28 Pa. Code § 1191a.31 (relating to obtaining medical marijuana products from a dispensary).