Section 26-2B-6 - Advisory board created; duties. - New Mexico Statutes

26-2B-6. Advisory board created; duties.

The secretary of health shall establish an advisory board consisting of eight practitioners representing the fields of neurology, pain management, medical oncology, psychiatry, infectious disease, family medicine and gynecology.  The practitioners shall be nationally board-certified in their area of specialty and knowledgeable about the medical use of cannabis.  The members shall be chosen for appointment by the secretary from a list proposed by the New Mexico medical society.  A quorum of the advisory board shall consist of three members.  The advisory board shall:

A.     review and recommend to the department for approval additional debilitating medical conditions that would benefit from the medical use of cannabis;

B.     accept and review petitions to add medical conditions, medical treatments or diseases to the list of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of cannabis;

C.     convene at least twice per year to conduct public hearings and to evaluate petitions, which shall be maintained as confidential personal health information, to add medical conditions, medical treatments or diseases to the list of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of cannabis;

D.     issue recommendations concerning rules to be promulgated for the issuance of the registry identification cards; and

E.     recommend quantities of cannabis that are necessary to constitute an adequate supply for qualified patients and primary caregivers.