New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue
20 / October 27, 2020
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The New Mexico Department of Health
(“Department”) will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 7.34.4
NMAC. The hearing will be held on December 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. via an
Internet-based video conference (Cisco Webex), and
via telephone, due to the ongoing public health emergency concerning the
threatening contagious disease COVID-19; in accordance with Governor Michelle
Lujan Grisham’s Executive Order 2020-004 and subsequent Executive Orders which
declared a Public Health Emergency; and in accordance with the Public Health
Orders issued by the Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health
which limit mass gatherings. Members of
the public who wish to submit public comment regarding the proposed rule changes
will be able to do so via video conference and via telephone during the course
of the hearing, and by submitting written comment before the conclusion of the
hearing.
The proposed rule revisions include but are
not limited to the following:
1.
Amendments to 7.34.4.28 NMAC
(“Reciprocity”). These include
amendments adopted on October 8, 2020 via an emergency rule, including
revisions to residency requirements for reciprocal participation in the Medical
Cannabis Program; new requirements concerning what does and does not constitute
“proof of authorization” for purposes of reciprocal participation in the
Medical Cannabis Program; and revisions to registration, verification, and
tracking requirements.
2.
Amendments to other portions of
7.34.4.28 NMAC and associated provisions, including but not limited to
revisions to the reciprocal limit on the quantity of medical cannabis that a
reciprocal participant can possess, and new material limiting the period of
time in which a reciprocal participant can participate in the Medical Cannabis
Program.
The legal authority for the proposed rule
amendments is at Subsection E of Section
9-7-6 NMSA 1978, and Subsections A, I, and J of Section 26-2B-7 NMSA 1978.
Free copies of the full text of the
proposed rule amendments can be obtained online from the New Mexico Department
of Health’s website at http://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/
or from Andrea Sundberg using the contact
information below.
The public hearing will be conducted to
receive public comment on the proposed rule amendments described above. Any interested member of the public may
attend the hearing and submit data, views, or arguments either orally or in
writing on the proposed rule amendments during the hearing. To access the hearing by telephone: please
call 1-844-992-4726, and enter the access code below. Your telephone comments will be
recorded. To access the hearing via the
Internet: please go to http://www.webex.com; click the “Join” button; click the
“Join a Meeting” button; enter the following meeting number and password where
indicated on the screen: Meeting Number (Access Code): 146 712 3699 #, Meeting
Password: 2yuJVuqKg; and then click the “OK” button.
Written public comment regarding the
proposed rule amendments can be submitted by either mailing the comment to the
following address:
Andrea Sundberg
NM Department of Health
Medical Cannabis Program
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
Or e-mailing the comment to the e-mail
address MCP.comment@state.nm.us
Written comments must be
received by the close of the public rule hearing on December 4, 2020. All written comments will be published on the
agency website at http://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ within 3 days of
receipt, and will be available at the New Mexico Department of Health Medical
Cannabis Program for public inspection.
If you are an individual with a disability
who is in need of special assistance or accommodations to attend or participate
in the hearing, please contact Andrea Sundberg by telephone at (505)
827-2318. The Department requests at
least ten (10) days advance notice to provide requested special accommodations.