Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-25-.11

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 540-X-25-.11 - Dosage Limitations Of Medical Cannabis Recommendations

(1) A registered certifying physician may not lawfully recommend the use of medical cannabis with a potency greater than three percent (3%) tetrahydrocannabinol to any minor for any qualifying medical condition.

(2) A registered certifying physician shall not recommend a dosage of tetrahydrocannabinol content which exceeds the maximum daily dosage of medical cannabis for the applicable qualifying medical condition, as established by rule of the AMCC.

(3) Subject to the maximum daily dosages established by rule of the AMCC, a maximum daily dosage shall not exceed 50 mg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol; provided, however, that the maximum daily dosage may be increased but still subject to the maximum daily dosages established by rule of the AMCC under either of the following circumstances:

(a) A registered certifying physician may increase a patient's daily dosage if, after 90 days of continuous care under the physician during which time the patient was using medical cannabis, the physician determines that a higher daily dosage is medically appropriate; provided that the maximum daily dosage under this paragraph may not exceed 75 mg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and that the physician shall clearly articulate in the patient's medical record the justification for the higher daily dosage; or

(b) A registered certifying physician may increase a patient's daily dosage if the patient has been diagnosed with a terminal illness; provided that, if the recommended daily dosage exceeds 75 mg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the physician shall notify the patient that the patient's driver's license will be suspended.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-25-.11

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2022, eff. 5/15/2022.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-53, 34-24-53.1; Act 2021-450 (Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-1, et. seq.)