2024 Senate Bill 10 - SD Legislature require that a notification of medical cannabis certification be provided to a patient's primary or referring practitioner.

ENTITLED An Act to require that a notification of medical cannabis certification be provided to a patient's primary or referring practitioner.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 34-20G be amended with a NEW SECTION:

If a practitioner issues a written certification under this chapter, and if the practitioner is neither the patient's primary care provider nor a specialty provider caring for the patient's debilitating medical condition, the practitioner shall, upon issuing the certification, provide electronic notification of the issuance:

(1) To the patient's primary care provider; or

(2) To the referring practitioner, if that individual is caring for the patient's debilitating medical condition.

The patient's primary care provider or the referring practitioner shall include any notification received in accordance with this section in the patient's medical file.

An Act to require that a notification of medical cannabis certification be provided to a patient's primary or referring practitioner.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: Senate as Bill No. 10 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 10 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2024 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2024 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2024 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State