Bill > S0847

This bill establishes the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, which requires healthcare facilities to allow terminally ill patients to use medicinal cannabis within their facilities, subject to specific restrictions. The bill defines a terminally ill patient as someone with a medical condition resulting in a prognosis of death within one year and sets clear guidelines for medicinal cannabis use. Healthcare facilities must prohibit smoking or vaping of cannabis, include cannabis use in patient medical records, and require patients to provide a valid medical marijuana card or physician documentation. Facilities must also store cannabis in locked containers and develop written guidelines for its use. The bill ensures that compliance with these provisions is not a condition for facility licensing and does not require facilities to recommend or include cannabis in discharge plans. Notably, the bill allows healthcare facilities to suspend compliance if federal agencies take enforcement actions against them, while also protecting patients' ability to use medicinal cannabis. The law is designed to support terminally ill patients' access to medical cannabis within healthcare settings while maintaining safety protocols for patients, guests, and employees.

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