Medical Marijuana Use: Prescribers, Patricia Hughes, SVP, RM OneBeacon ...
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Up in Smoke? Medical Marijuana Use: Prescribers,
Patients and Personnel
Patricia Hughes, SVP, RM OneBeacon HealthCare Group
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Disclaimer
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Backdrop: Medical Cannabis (Marijuana)
? As of 11/15: 23 states, DC, Guam allow for comprehensive public medical marijuana and cannabis programs (MA, CT, VT, RI,NH, ME; some include minors; ); 17 states allow use of "low THC, high cannabidiol (CBD)" products for medical reasons in limited situations (some only for epilepsy in children)
? MA: 105 CMR 725.000: IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ACT FOR THE HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA
? MA: 18,476 patients have gotten certification/registered ? As of July 2015: 88 doctor's offices in MA authorized to approve
medical marijuana for patients.
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Backdrop: Medical Cannabis (Marijuana)
? Recognized physician 1st Amendment right to professional-client ? speech. (Conant v. Walters) ? Still a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act and
therefore cannot be prescribed. FDA will re-evaluate Schedule 1 status ? DEA considers it : to have highest potential for abuse w/ no currently accepted medical use. ? So, dispensing, possessing, selling, purchasing, or prescribing and use still violates federal laws.
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Our Unscientific Survey
? 12 respondents; from MA ? 1 tert care hosp; 3 comm hosps; 3 MD practices; 1 UC; 1 Occ
Health; 1 inpt rehab ? 2 have certifiers (MDs only, as authorized under MA
regulations); 7 "no" ? 2 (yes) response to "there was an org decision to allow
participation as certifiers" ? 0 responses to : All authorized providers...must provide
confirmation of PL insurance coverage for this activity.
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Narrative Comment
"Our physician leaders voted in this and agreed that a policy indicating that the group as a whole would not prescribe would be appropriate. They believe that if a patient has an illness that would benefit from medical marijuana a specialist would be involved in their care and that specialist would need to manage the medical marijuana along with other treatments. We are comprised of 18 primary care offices, 3 OB|GYN offices, a neuro/spine office and a GI practice. I have only encountered one physician who is not happy about the policy."
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The reasons by the organization (or providers) for not allowing or participating include:
Answer
Response
%
concerns about legal/regulatory 6
75%
liability (state and/or federal)
have been advised by legal
3
38%
counsel, insurance carriers or
other not to participate
simply not interested in
2
25%
participating
lack of clear professional liability 1
13%
coverage for this practice
lack of knowledge about medical 1
13%
cannabis
potential impact on government 0
0%
funding
don't want to take time, effort to 0
0%
meet state requirements
other
0
0%
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Patients/residents/clients in my healthcare facility are allowed to continue the use of their authorized MM while receiving care on site
Answer
Response
%
Yes, inpatient
0
0%
No
4
50%
Yes, outpatient
4
50%
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There are specific policies and procedures that addresses patient use of medical marijuana while an inpatient and/or while receiving treatment/procedure in the ambulatory setting.
Answer
Response
%
Yes; *1 will "store"
3
38%
No
5
63%
Total
8
100%
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The policy addresses adults and minors.
Answer
Response
%
No
3
50%
Yes, adults and minors 2
33%
Yes, Adults only
1
17%
Yes, Minors only
0
0%
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There is specific language regarding employee use of medical marijuana in human resources policies.
Answer
Response
%
Yes
2
33%
No
4
67%
Total
6
100%
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Organizational human resources policy language regarding
medical marijuana use by employees addresses:
Answer
Response
%
Impairment on the job
3
100%
Termination
2
67%
Mandated employee training on 2
67%
applicable policies and
procedures
Drug testing requirements and 2
67%
procedures
" Zero tolerance"/drug free
2
67%
workplace
Exceptions to safety sensitive
1
33%
roles
Use of medical marijuana
1
33%
None of the above
0
0%
Other
0
0%
Use of medical marijuana outside 0
0%
of work time/the workplace
"Safety-sensitive " roles
0
0%
Sb
b
0
0%
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Provider Risk Exposures
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Provider Risks
? State/local laws, regulations & required processes. ? State reciprocity for
MM
? Federal DEA license: requirements: "no prescribing, administration, dispensing of
Schedule 1 drugs for medical use." Includes VA physicians, FQHC.
? Medicaid-Medicare reimbursement billing compliance (False Claims Act
liability; "compliance with all state & federal law")
? Some national associations support, others lukewarm, some opposed ? Employer/entity/practice permission to participate ? Being a "marijuana doc"/ no "bona fide" patient relationship (exam &
review of med recs)..."WE'ED like to be your doctor!"
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Provider Risks
? Knowledge and clinical training on the medical and legal aspects (MA=2 hrs.
CME)
? Concerns about contents, dosage, type; growing/cultivation safety concerns ? Lack of follow up and monitoring. ? Drug testing ? "Certifying" vs "prescribing"; "referral", recommendations for
dosage ? Informed consent: risks of MM; side effects, drug interactions and effects on
preexisting conditions. Safety in the home. DOCUMENT
? Scientific evidence and "Standards of care"? ? Negligence/malpractice theories of liability ? Professional liability insurance coverage (individual, group, entity) :
"non-FDA approved" ?excluded ?required
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