§ 1649.3

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 484, Sec. 3. (SB 302) Effective January 1, 2024.
(a)Upon discharge, all remaining medicinal cannabis shall be removed by the patient or patient’s primary caregiver. If a patient cannot remove the medicinal cannabis and does not have a primary caregiver that is available to remove the medicinal cannabis, the product shall be stored in a locked container until it is disposed of in accordance with the health facility policy and procedure governing medicinal cannabis.
(b)Subdivision (a) does not apply to a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725) of Division 2.

Other sections in Chapter 4.9 - Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law

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