R.C.S.A. § 21a-408-38
of the dispensary department during momentary absences of a dispensary
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-408-38
(a) A dispensary, in good faith, may sell and dispense marijuana to any qualifying patient
or primary caregiver that is registered with the department. Except as otherwise provided
by sections 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-70, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut
State Agencies, the dispensary dispensing the marijuana shall include the date of
dispensing and the dispensary's signature or initials on the dispensary facility’s
dispensing record log.
(b) All dispensaries shall register with the department to access the prescription monitoring
program.
(c) A dispensary shall review a qualifying patient’s controlled substance history report
within the prescription monitoring program before dispensing any marijuana to the
qualifying patient or the qualifying patient’s primary caregiver.
(d) A dispensary shall exercise professional judgment to determine whether to dispense
marijuana to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver if the dispensary suspects
that dispensing marijuana to the qualifying patient or primary caregiver may have
negative health or safety consequences for the qualifying patient or the public.
(e) A dispensary may dispense a portion of a qualifying patient’s one-month supply of
marijuana. The dispensary may dispense the remaining portion of the one-month supply
of marijuana at any time except that no qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall
receive more than a one-month supply of marijuana in a one-month period.
(f) A dispensary, or dispensary technician, shall require the presentation of a registration
certificate together with another valid photographic identification issued to a qualifying
patient or primary caregiver, prior to selling marijuana to such qualifying patient
or primary caregiver.
(g) A dispensary shall document a qualifying patient’s self-assessment of the effects
of marijuana in treating the qualifying patient’s debilitating medical condition or
the symptoms thereof. A dispensary facility shall maintain such documentation electronically
for at least three years following the date the patient ceases to designate the dispensary
facility and such documentation shall be made available in accordance with section
21a-408-70 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.