Prohibited acts of physicians or APRNs

(a) A physician that has issued or intends to issue a written certification shall not: (1) Directly or indirectly accept, solicit, or receive anything of value from a dispensary, dispensary facility backer, dispensary facility employee, producer, producer backer, production facility employee, provider of paraphernalia or any other person associated with a dispensary facility or production facility, except as permitted by section 21a-70e of the Connecticut General Statutes; (2) Offer a discount or any other thing of value to a qualifying patient based on the patient’s agreement or decision to use a particular primary caregiver, dispensary, dispensary facility or marijuana product; (3) Examine a qualifying patient for purposes of diagnosing a debilitating medical condition at a location where marijuana or paraphernalia is acquired, distributed, dispensed, manufactured, sold, or produced; or (4) Directly or indirectly benefit from a patient obtaining a written certification. Such prohibition shall not prohibit a physician from charging an appropriate fee for the patient visit. (b) A physician that issues written certifications, and such physician’s co-worker, employee, spouse, parent or child, shall not have a direct or indirect financial interest in a dispensary, dispensary facility, producer, production facility, provider of paraphernalia, or any other entity that may benefit from a qualifying patient’s or primary caregiver’s acquisition, purchase or use of marijuana, including any formal or informal agreement whereby a producer, dispensary, or other person provides compensation if the physician issues a written certification for a qualifying patient or steers a qualifying patient to a specific dispensary facility, paraphernalia provider, or marijuana product. (c) A physician shall not issue a written certification for such physician or for the physician’s family members, employees or co-workers. (d) A physician shall not provide product samples containing marijuana other than those approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.