COMPASSIONATE-USE REGISTRY

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a secure online compassionate-use registry that contains: (1) the name of each physician who registers as the prescriber for a patient under Section 169.004, Occupations Code, the name and date of birth of the patient, the dosage prescribed, the means of administration ordered, and the total amount of low-THC cannabis required to fill the patient's prescription; and (2) a record of each amount of low-THC cannabis dispensed by a dispensing organization to a patient under a prescription. (b) The department shall ensure the registry: (1) is designed to prevent more than one qualified physician from registering as the prescriber for a single patient; (2) is accessible to law enforcement agencies and dispensing organizations for the purpose of verifying whether a patient is one for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed and whether the patient's prescriptions have been filled; and (3) allows a physician qualified to prescribe low-THC cannabis under Section 169.002, Occupations Code, to input safety and efficacy data derived from the treatment of patients for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code. (c) Information within the registry regarding patient identification, including the fact that a person is listed as a patient in the registry, is confidential and may only be accessed by the department, registered physicians, and dispensing organizations for the purposes of this chapter. Confidential information under this subsection may not be disclosed except as authorized under this chapter and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), on request by a patient, the department may release patient information contained in the registry to the patient or a person designated by the patient.