{"id":9905,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/medmarphysician\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:39:46","slug":"medmarphysician","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-test.dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/medmarphysician\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/medmarphysician ~  Medical Marijuana Physician Information  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/medmarphysician.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Medical Marijuana Health Care Practitioner Information<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Am I required to complete a health care practitioner certification for a patient?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>No. Health care practitioners are not required to complete and sign the certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. Am I mandated to sign the certification?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>Yes. If a health care practitioner is willing to complete a <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">health care practitioner\u00a0<\/span>certification for a patient to use medical marijuana, then you must sign the form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. What am I actually certifying?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>You are certifying that you have completed an in-person patient assessment;<\/li>\n\n\n\n     <li><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">That you are licensed to practice in Delaware<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. Do I need any special training or certification to certify patients?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>Any MD (medical Doctor) or DO (doctor of osteopathy), APRN (Advanced Practice RN), or PA (Physician Assistant) licensed to practice in Delaware is authorized to certify and there is no specific medical marijuana training required by law in order to certify patients for the program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. Will the certifications be verified?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>Yes. The Medical Marijuana Program may contact the\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">health care practitioner<\/span> to verify the certification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. Do I keep a medical record of the visit?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>Yes. You should keep a record of the visit and make it a part of the patient\u2019s medical record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n    <li><strong>Q. When does the health care practitioner certification expire?<\/strong>\n\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n\n     <li>The health care practictioner certification is valid for 90 days from the date you sign the certification. If a patient fails to submit their application within the 90 day window, they will be required to obtain another certification. The patient\u2019s registry ID card is only valid for one year from the time of issue, so they will be required to obtain another certification when they renew.<br>\n\n\n\n     <br>\n\n\n\n     If you have further questions or concerns, <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#mmp\" title=\"Contact Info\">call the Medical Marijuana Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n   <\/ul>\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n   <td class=\"text-center\"><strong>Additional Links<\/strong><br>\n\n\n\n   \u00a0\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"medmarhome.html\" title=\"Medical Marijuana Home Page\">Medical Marijuana Program Home Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/cooperbd.htm\" title=\"Office Location\">Office Location<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p>Contact the Program<br>\n\n\n\n   <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#mmp\" title=\"Contact Info\">By Phone<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n   <a href=\"mailto:MedicalMarijuanaDPH@delaware.gov?subject=Medical%20Marijuana%20Program\">By E-Mail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n   <strong>Health Care Practitioner Information<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/medmarphysicianman.pdf\">Health Care Practitioner Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YG67emBtlPk\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">M<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YG67emBtlPk\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">edical Marijuana Physician Education Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n   <br>\n\n\n\n   <strong>Application Forms<\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/OMC_Patient_Application_2024.pdf\">Patient<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/OMC_Pediatric_Application_2024.pdf\">Pediatric Patient<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/OMCCaregiverApplication-2024.pdf\">Caregiver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n\n <\/tbody>\n\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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