Step 1: Locate a medical provider who is registered to recommend medical cannabis.

Step 2: Meet with the recommending provider. To qualify for a medical cannabis card, a patient must meet in person with a provider for the initial visit.

Step 3: Create a Utah ID account (if you do not already have one). A Utah ID account can be created by going to id.utah.gov. For Utah ID account creation instructions, click here.

Step 4: Review the EVS user guide and apply online for a medical cannabis card. The EVS Patient Application Guide can be found here.

Step 5: After a patient creates a profile in the EVS, and is in 'awaiting certification.' The medical provider will enter a certification and recommendation.

Note: If you have been diagnosed with a non-qualifying condition, your QMP must complete the Compassionate Use Board Petition form in REDCap.

Step 6: Pay the medical cannabis card application fee online. The patient returns to their profile in the EVS and pays their medical cannabis card application fee online. At this point, the completed application will be submitted online to the UDOH.

Medical cannabis card fees:

• Patient Card (initial): $15

• Patient Card (renewal): $15

Step 7: DHHS reviews medical cannabis card application. For adult patients ages 21 and older with a qualifying condition, the application review process will be completed 15 days or less from the date the application is submitted.

For minor patients younger than age 21 and adult patients without a qualifying condition, the application review process will be completed 90 days or less from the date the application is submitted, as these applications must be reviewed by the Compassionate Use Board.

Patients younger than age 21 and adult patients without a qualifying condition will receive communications regarding the status of their Compassionate Use Board petition from cubcmc@utah.gov please add this address to your contacts.

Step 8. Receive medical cannabis card. If all requirements have been met, the DHHS will issue the card and email the patient a copy of their medical cannabis card. The patient can then save the medical cannabis card on their smartphone or print it out.

Step 9. Purchase medical cannabis from a medical cannabis pharmacy. Once a medical cannabis card is issued by the DHHS, a patient is ready to purchase a product from a medical cannabis pharmacy. To purchase medical cannabis, a patient must bring their medical cannabis card and a valid form of photo identification, such as a driver’s license, with them to the pharmacy.

Before the first purchase a patient will need to consult with a medical cannabis pharmacist. Some pharmacies require an appointment made in advance for this consultation.

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