Katelyn Baker
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Those suffering from chronic pain will soon be among those able to use medical marijuana in New York state, the state's health department announced Thursday.
"After conducting a thorough review of the scientific literature, it became clear that there may be certain benefits in the use of medical marijuana by patients suffering from chronic pain," Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker said in a statement. "Medical marijuana is already helping thousands of patients across New York State, and adding chronic pain as a qualifying condition will help more patients and further strengthen the program."
The other qualifying conditions are cancer, HIV infection or AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, and Huntington's disease.
The Health Department plans to develop a proposed regulatory amendment that will include language specifying the chronic pain conditions that would qualify for medical marijuana. The proposed regulatory amendment will be published for public comment shortly, public health officials said.
In another expansion, regulatory amendments filed by the Health Department to authorize nurse practitioners to certify patients for medical marijuana took effect Wednesday.
Officials also filed proposed rulemaking that would enable physician assistants to register with the state to certify patients for medical marijuana, as long as their supervising physician is also registered to certify patients. This proposed change will be subject to a 45-day public comment period and would not take effect until it is filed for adoption after the public comment period.
Nearly 19,000 nurse practitioners and more than 11,000 physician assistants are licensed to practice in the state. Like the hundreds of doctors who can certify patients for medical marijuana, they must register with the state and take a course.
The changes stem from recommendations in the recently published two-year report on the Medical Marijuana Program.
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"After conducting a thorough review of the scientific literature, it became clear that there may be certain benefits in the use of medical marijuana by patients suffering from chronic pain," Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker said in a statement. "Medical marijuana is already helping thousands of patients across New York State, and adding chronic pain as a qualifying condition will help more patients and further strengthen the program."
The other qualifying conditions are cancer, HIV infection or AIDS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, and Huntington's disease.
The Health Department plans to develop a proposed regulatory amendment that will include language specifying the chronic pain conditions that would qualify for medical marijuana. The proposed regulatory amendment will be published for public comment shortly, public health officials said.
In another expansion, regulatory amendments filed by the Health Department to authorize nurse practitioners to certify patients for medical marijuana took effect Wednesday.
Officials also filed proposed rulemaking that would enable physician assistants to register with the state to certify patients for medical marijuana, as long as their supervising physician is also registered to certify patients. This proposed change will be subject to a 45-day public comment period and would not take effect until it is filed for adoption after the public comment period.
Nearly 19,000 nurse practitioners and more than 11,000 physician assistants are licensed to practice in the state. Like the hundreds of doctors who can certify patients for medical marijuana, they must register with the state and take a course.
The changes stem from recommendations in the recently published two-year report on the Medical Marijuana Program.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana To Be Available For Those Suffering From Chronic Pain
Author: Henry Davis
Contact: (800) 777-8640
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: The Buffalo News
