Certification vs Registration vs the Card: Three Different Things
People say medical card for three different things. Certification comes from a provider, registration comes from the Commission, and the card is what the Commission issues.

People say medical card for three different things. Certification comes from a provider, registration comes from the Commission, and the card is what the Commission issues.
People say medical card for three different things. Certification comes from a provider, registration comes from the Commission, and the card is what the Commission issues.
The regulation defines a Written Certification as a form submitted to the Commission by a Massachusetts licensed Certifying Healthcare Provider, specifying the patient's Debilitating Medical Condition(state regulation).
The provider sets how long it lasts: not less than 15 calendar days or longer than one year, except that it may be valid for two years in listed cases(state regulation).
The regulation says a Qualifying Patient must first obtain electronic or Written Certification(s) from the Qualifying Patient's Certifying Healthcare Provider(s) to get a temporary or annual Registration Card(state regulation).
To get an annual Registration Card, the regulation says a patient submits or verifies information in a form and manner the Commission determines(state regulation).
The regulation defines a Registered Qualifying Patient as a Qualifying Patient currently and validly issued a temporary or an annual Registration Card by the Commission(state regulation).
A Registered Qualifying Patient shall carry the Registration Card at all times while in possession of medical-use marijuana, the regulation says(state regulation).
The regulation says an MTC shall refuse to sell to a patient who cannot produce a Registration Card and valid proof of identification, or who does not have a valid certification in the Commission supported interoperable database(state regulation).
An MTC is a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. The three things can expire on different dates, so check both your certification and your registration.
No. The provider submits the certification, and the Commission issues the Registration Card.
The regulation says an MTC shall refuse to sell to a Registered Qualifying Patient who does not have a valid certification in the Commission supported interoperable database(state regulation).
The regulation says not less than 15 calendar days or longer than one year, with two years allowed in listed cases(state regulation).
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