* § 3363. Registry identification cards. 1. Upon approval of the\ncertification, the department shall issue registry identification cards\nfor certified patients and designated caregivers. A registry\nidentification card shall expire as provided in section thirty-three\nhundred sixty-one of this title or as otherwise provided in this\nsection. The department shall begin issuing registry identification\ncards as soon as practicable after the certifications required by\nsection thirty-three hundred sixty-nine-b are granted. The department\nmay specify a form for a registry application, in which case the\ndepartment shall provide the form on request, reproductions of the form\nmay be used, and the form shall be available for downloading from the\ndepartment's website.\n 2. To obtain, amend or renew a registry identification card, a\ncertified patient or designated caregiver shall file a registry\napplication with the department. The registry application or renewal\napplication shall include:\n (a) in the case of a certified patient:\n (i) the patient's certification (a new written certification shall be\nprovided with a renewal application);\n (ii) the name, address, and date of birth of the patient;\n (iii) the date of the certification;\n (iv) if the patient has a registry identification card based on a\ncurrent valid certification, the registry identification number and\nexpiration date of that registry identification card;\n (v) the specified date until which the patient would benefit from\nmedical marihuana, if the certification states such a date;\n (vi) the name, address, federal registration number, and telephone\nnumber of the certifying practitioner;\n (vii) any recommendation or limitation by the practitioner as to the\nform or forms of medical marihuana or dosage for the certified patient;\nand\n (viii) other individual identifying information required by the\ndepartment;\n (b) in the case of a certified patient, if the patient designates a\ndesignated caregiver, the name, address, and date of birth of the\ndesignated caregiver, and other individual identifying information\nrequired by the department;\n (c) in the case of a designated caregiver:\n (i) the name, address, and date of birth of the designated caregiver;\n (ii) if the designated caregiver has a registry identification card,\nthe registry identification number and expiration date of that registry\nidentification card; and\n (iii) other individual identifying information required by the\ndepartment;\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 of the certified\npatient or designated caregiver, as the case may be;\n (f) a fifty dollar application fee, provided, that the department may\nwaive or reduce the fee in cases of financial hardship; and\n (g) any other requirements determined by the commissioner.\n 3. Where a certified patient is under the age of eighteen:\n (a) The application for a registry identification card shall be made\nby an appropriate person over twenty-one years of age. The application\nshall state facts demonstrating that the person is appropriate.\n (b) The designated caregiver shall be (i) a parent or legal guardian\nof the certified patient, (ii) a person designated by a parent or legal\nguardian, or (iii) an appropriate person approved by the department upon\na sufficient showing that no parent or legal guardian is appropriate or\navailable.\n 4. No person may be a designated caregiver if the person is under\ntwenty-one years of age unless a sufficient showing is made to the\ndepartment that the person should be permitted to serve as a designated\ncaregiver. The requirements for such a showing shall be determined by\nthe commissioner.\n 5. No person may be a designated caregiver for more than five\ncertified patients at one time.\n 6. If a certified patient wishes to change or terminate
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