South Dakota's medical cannabis card process begins with the practitioner: once a registered practitioner certifies the patient's debilitating medical condition in the Patient/Caregiver/Practitioner Portal, the patient receives an emailed link to apply for a registry card. The Department cannot process a card application until it has the certification. Reviews typically take 2 to 4 days, and cards are renewed annually.
A physician, physician assistant or APRN with authority to prescribe drugs, licensed in South Dakota (or in a nonresident patient's home state) and registered with the program, completes the whole electronic certification. The patient completes the application that follows.
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Medical Cannabis Practitioner Certification (Patient/Caregiver/Practitioner Portal)
South Dakota Department of Health, Medical Cannabis Program takes this form through its online services or your EMR, so there is no PDF to fill. Vero Scribe writes the visit note it draws on, so the details are ready when you complete it.
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Under SDCL 34-20G-1, a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse licensed with authority to prescribe drugs to humans. For a nonresident cardholder, the practitioner must hold that authority in the patient's state of residence. Practitioners register for a portal account before certifying.
The emailed application link goes to the patient only after the practitioner submits the certification in the portal, and the Department cannot process an application until it receives that certification. Once the patient applies, the Office of Medical Cannabis typically reviews it within 2 to 4 days, and cards arrive by mail in 4 to 10 days.