well docs going down?

[DenverRelief]

I loved that CDPHE was doing it but where in A20 does it authorize PA's to make recommendations for mmj?

Many of the recs in question have 2 signatures, one of the PA and one from the physician. The CDPHE says this makes it unclear who had the relationship with the patient, but two medical professionals must be better than one, at least that's logical to me.

Ammendment 20 is now Article XVIII - Section 14, and it doesn't explicitly allow for PA's, but there was a time when CDPHE accepted them, then flipped policy without notice.


The language in question

(I) The patient was previously diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition;

(II) The patient was advised by his or her physician, in the context of a bona fide physician-patient relationship, that the patient might benefit from the medical use of marijuana in connection with a debilitating medical condition; and

I can go to the ER and NEVER see an MD. I've had stiches, pain meds prescribed, and diagnosis made w/o an MD or DO, but for some reason an office that uses both PA's and a physician to conduct exams isn't bona-fide.

I can't find the logic in it. Reefer madness strikes again.

DenverRelief Reviewed by DenverRelief on 12-17-2011. well docs going down? Medical marijuana: 3,200 patient applications in limbo, may be tossed due to technicalities - Denver News - The Latest Word Rating: 5