The South Dakota Department of Health issued a request for proposal (ID #2357) for a statewide patient registry, verification and licensing system to be used in the implementation of the medical marijuana program.
Pursuant to South Dakota Codified Law (34-20G), the SDDOH is responsible for implementing a secure web-based patient verification system by October 29, 2021, and a patient registry system by November 18, 2021.
Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says this is one of many steps DOH will take to fulfill its commitment of implementing a responsible medical marijuana program. She says these systems are necessary to ensure patients and caregivers can be accurately identified, and to ensure that only verified patients and caregivers have access to medical marijuana.
Malsam-Rysdon says the patient verification system will also ensure South Dakota law enforcement officials have the necessary tools to accurately identify medical marijuana patients/caregivers they may encounter. Additionally, she says, a state licensing system will be used to accept applications for medical marijuana establishments and will facilitate multi-jurisdictional collaboration in compliance with state law.
The State will consider solutions hosted by the State or the vendor. If a vendor chooses to provide responses for each solution, they should submit separate proposals.
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