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Medical Cannabis Certifying Provider FAQs for PAs and Physicians

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The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) certifies and registers certifying providers for medical cannabis. A physician or physician assistant may find the registration requirements outlined in COMAR 10.62.03.01, and additional information is available on the MMCC website.

A "Certifying Provider" could be a Maryland licensed physician or Maryland licensed physician assistant.
  1. A physician shall:
    • Have an active unrestricted license to practice medicine under Title 14;
    • Be in good standing with the Board;
    • Have a State-controlled dangerous substances registration; and
    • Be registered with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.

  2. A physician assistant shall:
    • Have an active unrestricted license to practice as a physician assistant under Title 15;
    • Have an active collaboration agreement with a patient care team physician who is a certifying provider;
    • Be in good standing with the Board;
    • Have a State-controlled dangerous substances registration; and
    • Be registered with the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission.

No. Certification of medical cannabis is considered a core duty; however, a physician assistant must have an executed collaboration agreement with one or more patient care team physicians who are certifying providers with Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission and may certify only conditions within the certifying physician's scope of practice.

Current collaboration agreements appear on the physician assistant practitioner profile: MBP Profile Search.

A physician assistant is required to have an executed collaboration agreement with one or more patient care team physicians who are certifying providers through Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission . If no certifying patient care team physicians remain listed on the collaboration agreement or the collaboration agreement is terminated, a physician assistant cannot continue to certify for medical cannabis. A physician assistant cannot practice without a valid collaboration agreement.

Certifying provider information is available on the individual practitioner's Profile available on the Board's website.