§ 32. Validating medical cannabis certifications. 1. When presented\nwith a certification from a practitioner, registered organizations shall\nconfirm certifications and government-issued photo identifications,\npursuant to subdivision four of section thirty of this article, of\ncertified patients and designated caregivers upon the production of such\ndocumentation by the certified patient or designated caregiver as\ndetermined by the board in regulation.\n 2. Registered organizations shall validate patient certifications and\ndesignated caregiver registrations in a manner determined by the office.\nThe authorized representative of a registered organization shall\ndesignate and authorize specific employees to conduct the validation.\n (a) When dispensing medical cannabis, authorized registered\norganization employees shall not dispense any medical cannabis to a\ncertified patient or a designated caregiver unless the certified patient\nor designated caregiver presents to the authorized registered\norganization employee a valid certification from a practitioner and a\nvalid government-issued photo identification, which the authorized\nregistered organization employee shall use to validate that such person\nis eighteen years of age or older and capable of consent as documented\non the certification, provided that such valid government-issued photo\nidentification is issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles, a local\ngovernment agency within the state, the federal government, any United\nStates territory, commonwealth or possession, the District of Columbia,\na state government within the United States, or is a valid passport\nissued by the United States government or any other country, or is an\nidentification card issued by the armed forces of the United States.\n (b) The authorized representative of the registered organization shall\npromptly notify the office if at any time any unauthorized person\naccesses patient certification or designated caregiver data, if there is\nevidence of tampering or fraud, or any other circumstances as determined\nby the board in regulation.\n 2-a. A certified patient may designate a caregiver. The designation of\nthe caregiver and registration of the caregiver shall be determined by\nthe board in regulation. The designated caregiver application or renewal\napplication shall include:\n (a) the name, address, and date of birth of the designated caregiver,\nand other individual identifying information required by the board;\n (b) the name and date of birth for each certified patient the\ndesignated caregiver is designated to care for;\n (c) if the designated caregiver is a cannabis research license holder\nunder this chapter, the name of the organization conducting the\nresearch, the address, phone number, name of the individual leading the\nresearch or appropriate designee, and other identifying information\nrequired by the board;\n (d) a statement that a false statement made in the application is\npunishable under section 210.45 of the penal law;\n (e) the date of the application and the signature, which may be\nelectronic, of the designated caregiver; and\n (f) upon approval of the designated caregiver application, the office\nshall provide the designated caregiver with a code, including but not\nlimited to a quick response (QR) code, that the designated caregiver\nmust present to the registered organization when obtaining medical\ncannabis product or products.\n 3. Where a certified patient is under the age of eighteen or otherwise\nincapable of consent:\n (a) The certifying practitioner must obtain consent from the person\nlegally authorized to make health care decisions on behalf of the\npatient for the use of medical cannabis product or products and any\ndevice used for its administration.\n (b) At least one designated caregiver is required to be provided upon\ncertification of the patient. The designated caregiver shall be: (i) a\nparent or legal guardian of the certified pa
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