Roger Barnes, MD Ronaldo Tringale, MD Stewart Richlin, Attorney Jeff Melvin, Insurance Agent Ken Muraki, PR and Advertising Consultant David Dulaney, MD
The Physician Orientation is focused on ensuring third party liability protection and compliance with the Medical Board and federal law.
The Orientation provides all of the information, forms, legal documents, and resources that the physician requires to safely provide an approval for a patient’s medicinal use of cannabis.
The class includes a review of the various business models for those physicians who are interested in providing medical cannabis evaluations under their own name or a Fictitious Name Permit.
In developing the Physicians Orientation class, the MCC established a Physician’s Medical Cannabis Evaluation Training Office to enable participants to observe, first hand, the operational standards and procedures taught in the Class.
Participants are not required to be a licensed physician to attend. Participants may include managers for medical cannabis evaluations offices and individuals who are interested in working with physicians in providing management and/or marketing services for physicians who are specializing as Medical Cannabis Clinicians.
Class Syllabus:
1. Risks and Liabilities related to Third Parties, the Medical Board, Federal Law and the Physician’s DEA Registration
2. The Physician as Gatekeeper of California’s Medical Marijuana Program
3. What Physicians Need to Know regarding California’s Medical Marijuana Program Act
4. The Role of the Department of Public Health under the MMP
5. Serious Medical Conditions as defined in SB 420 versus Serious Medical Conditions defined in Conant v. McCaffrey
6. Issues regarding Mental Health and the Patient’s Use of Cannabis
7. Eliminating the Need for the Physician to Testify for Medical Cannabis Patients
8. Fraudulent Physician Approvals for the Use of Cannabis
9. A Medical Board Requirements for the Physician’s Approval of a Patient’s Use of Cannabis as a Treatment Modality
10. Medical Board Investigations and Litigations of “Attending Physicians” under California’s MMP
11. Aiding and Abetting: What the Physician Can and Cannot Say to Avoid Violating Federal Law
12. The State Certified HIPAA Compliant CYA Patient Intake that ensures Medical Board Compliance in Approving the Patient’s Use of Cannabis
13. All Forms and Documents Required for the Physician’s Approval
14. Need for the 24/7 Verification System
15. Professional Liability Insurance for the Physician’s Approval of the Patient’s Use of Cannabis
16. The Cost of the Medicinal Cannabis Evaluations
17. Income Potential for Physicians who Specialize in Medical Cannabis Evaluations
18. Use of the Fictitious Name Permit in the Medical Cannabis Industry
