Quote Originally Posted by cologrower420
Is notifying caregivers required under 1284/109 or A20? My first primary caregiver is an idiot, and I don't have his phone number, his address has changed. I don't really have a way to notify that person that I have a new caregiver.

I agree that notifying your current caregiver of changes is the 'right' thing to do, I'm just asking if there is some sort of requirement.
I'm sure there's nothing in 1284, but not positive. I'm not really up on 1284 as it's a Dept of Revenue thing, and since I'm not a MMC and not working with a MMC - I haven't gone through it. The only thing in A20 is that you must notify the Registry within 10 days of changing caregivers. So I don't think it's a requirement. I know I've asked my patients to give me 30 days notice or more when possible so I can either finish out their plants, chop their plants, or find other patients to cover their plants numbers. Usually I've only lost patients due to them wanting to grow their own, which I wholly support, so I just give them their plants to help get them started.