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2021 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 40 - Public Health and Safety
§1168.3. Data system; components; reporting; design in collaboration with medical schools; public records exception

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 40:1168.3 (2021)
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RS 1168.3 - Data system; components; reporting; design in collaboration with medical schools; public records exception

A. The board may create and maintain an electronic system for the collection and analysis of clinical information associated with the use of medical marijuana by patients. The system shall include, at minimum, the following components:

(1)(a) A component for the collection of data concerning adverse events experienced by patients which are associated with the use of medical marijuana.

(b) The board shall design and administer the data system such that any of the following persons may report an adverse event:

(i) The patient.

(ii) A family member of the patient.

(iii) A physician who prescribes or recommends medical marijuana to a patient.

(iv) Any physician who treats a patient other than a physician who prescribes or recommends medical marijuana to the patient.

(2)(a) A component for the collection of data concerning health outcomes other than adverse events experienced by patients that are associated with the use of medical marijuana.

(b) The board shall design and administer the data system such that reporting of health outcomes is limited to physicians exclusively.

B. The board shall collaborate with the following institutions in designing and implementing the data system:

(1) The medical school of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans.

(2) The medical school of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.

(3) The Tulane University School of Medicine.

(4) The Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

(5) The College of Nursing and Allied Health at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

(6) The Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy.

C. Except in cases of disclosure of data authorized by R.S. 40:1168.4(B), all data in the data system shall be confidential and shall not be available for subpoena, nor shall such information be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. The data maintained in the data system shall not be subject to any public records request nor shall any such data be considered as a public record pursuant to R.S. 44:1 et seq.

Acts 2019, No. 207, §1.

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