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Hospitals warn federal law complicates blanket requirement to allow medical cannabis on premises
Summary
Utah Hospital Association representatives told a legislative working group that federal statutes and Medicare/Medicaid conditions of participation make institutions cautious about mandating medical cannabis use in hospitals; patient advocates and licensed operators described limited, existing accommodations and models like California's Ryan’s Law.
Representatives of Utah’s hospital community told the state medical cannabis working group that hospitals are reluctant to adopt a mandatory policy allowing medical cannabis use on their premises because marijuana remains a Schedule I substance under federal law and hospitals rely heavily on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
Dave Gessel, executive vice president of the Utah Hospital Association, said hospitals face a legal dilemma: federal law still classifies marijuana as illegal, while hospitals operate under strict Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) "conditions of participation"…
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