Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§3, ¶¶A-3 and A-4 are enacted to read:

A-3.__"Agency" means the Department of Public Safety, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

A-4.__"Division" means the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services, Division of Licensing and Certification.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§3, ¶C-1 is enacted to read:

C-1.__"Registry identification card" means a document issued by the division that identifies a person authorized to engage in the medical use of marijuana and the person's designated caregiver, if any.

Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§3, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__"Written documentation" means either:

(1)__A statement signed by a physician who is providing treatment to an eligible patient; or

(2)__An eligible patient's relevant medical records.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§§6 and 7 are enacted to read:

6.__Voluntary patient registry.__The division shall establish and maintain a system for the issuance of registry identification cards to eligible patients who submit to the division the information described in this subsection.

A.__Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the division shall issue a registry identification card to any eligible patient who pays an annual fee in an amount established by the division, but not to exceed $50, and submits to the division the following information:

(1)__Written documentation establishing that the eligible patient's physician has:

(a)__Diagnosed the eligible patient with one or more of the conditions described in subsection 5, paragraph A, subparagraph (1);