Quote Originally Posted by TheReleafCenter
The only reason we need protection from fraud is their poorly drafted rule.
Let's use the legal drinking age as an example. Requiring that a person be 21 to purchase alcohol creates an incentive for those under 21 to create fraudulent documents if they wish to purchase and drink alcohol. Fake ID's are produced for high school and college students. You can even order them online.

You might disagree with the drinking age, as you might disagree with the 35 day rule and how it functions, but if you were a bar owner you would still ask your bouncer to be certain that ID's are real because the exposure to the risk of fines and losing a liquor license is too great.

You don't blame the DMV for the requirement of ID's being a "joke" even supposing that rules about ID's are not perfect, because it is in your best interest to ensure the legality of the people that you are serving.

Analogously, the 35 day rule and the concomitant requirement of proof of submission created a opportunity for individuals to commit fraud, and this is why Matt Cook has stated the DOR's position as he has. Serve a patient that just came from the doctor; you do so "at your own peril" because you expose yourself to potential fraud.

Copobo. The ugly reality of bureaucracy is that licensing takes time. Private caregivers don't have to wait for a patient's redcard to arrive to serve them, but the exposure to risk for an MMC is too great to accept anything other than what the state has dictated considering what hangs in the balance, and especially now that they process the applications so quickly.

I don't like it, but it is the way it is.