This rule governs the issuance of registry identification cards to qualified patients and primary caregivers as defined by the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, 26-2B-3(F) and (G) NMSA 1978. All requirements contained herein are necessary prerequisites to the state's ability to distinguish between authorized use under the act and unauthorized use under the state's criminal laws.
N.M. Admin. Code § 7.34.3.2