Quote Originally Posted by palerider7777
why would they need to do this? so would this confuse leo even more? how would they know if your a caregiver or not?
I don't think LEO would get involved in a BME investigation. LEO, if they have cause, can access the registry to verify if a patient is a patient (not sure if they have access to the entire patient form that would state who the caregiver is), but not physician records. Hopefully, the caregiver has documents indicating as much if LEO asks. Is that what you are asking?

What would be the point in even requiring the physician to maintain separate records and turning those records over if the personal information is redacted?

Are they covering their butts on HIPAA by doing this? Take out the patient/caregiver name but leave the medical information so they can scrutinize how the physician is determining if medical marijuana may help a patient.
The Board's investigation determines if the physician is practicing safely and in accordance to generally accepted standards, whatever generally accepted standards mean. I am thinking that these pending investigations may lead to a more definitive recommending procedure, i.e., narrowing down the definitions of what a debilitating condition is...in which case they don't need the patient/caregiver information to make their findings.

There is more to this bill than meets the eye... but, I could be unduly paranoid.