caregiver background checks?

what are the current restrictions on who is allowed to be a caregiver?

1284 said that caregivers may be required to undergo background checks and fingerprinting (at some point). and that people w/ recent felonies (within 5 years) would not be eligible.

is this correct?

thanks

checks are a legal requirement i believe. Its the employers decision as to what is acceptable conviction wise. In my experience drug offences, firearms, violence, sex offences are a definate no no. Minor offences, petty theft etc can be overlooked. I have a few convictions from years ago and it didnt exclude me when i worked with youngsters.

As long as you dont pose a possible personal threat to the client previous convictions are generally overlooked.

^ you misunderstood me. my question pertains to who is allowed to be a medical marijuana caregiver in CO.

"1284 said that caregivers may be required to undergo background checks and fingerprinting (at some point). and that people w/ recent felonies (within 5 years) would not be eligible.

is this correct?"

Sorry , i thought this was the question. I know nothing about Medical Marijuana Caregivers, i think i completely mis-understood. Hopefully someone will be along to help you out.

At this point and time all you need to be a caregiver in Colorado is to be appointed by a patient at the time they apply or by submitting a change of caregiver form You may only be a caregiver for up to Five patients
hope this helps . if not check the Colorado department of health web site for more info.

^ thanks for that link DGT309.

"The bill changes the requirement so that only those persons who have been convicted of​

felony drug offense in the last 5 years may not be issued a license."

so, it looks to me like only persons w/ a recent drug felony are disallowed from caregiver status.

is this the current policy?

We'll see 1284 is a huge crock of shit he state should expect legal challenges in implementing things that infringe on patient privacy.

Yeah no problem, also this is a link to the newly proposed laws and probably is not in effect yet. Otherwise 1284 is the current set of laws, but yes there are several protests and contradictions in this based on laws & privacy. We fund them with licensing costs, they hire more staff, add regulation & fines, then squeeze out the small guys. Of course this industry is ran by the Department of Revenue and not Health, so basically it's a money game.

check the county laws your planing on living in....different laws, different counties..

inside the denver city limits the patient the caregiver is growing for must live in the same residence as the careprovider and the limit is 1 patient not 5

correct me if im wrong but felony people can be caregivers just the felony laws strike people from being a center/dispensary ?

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HB 1250: Edible Cannabis Medicines to Be Outlawed in Colorado

House Bill 11-1250 Introduced

{Denver} -- House Bill 11-1250 was introduced on Wed., Feb. 9, 2011. This
bill will outlaw all medicinal cannabis edible products in the state,
overturning the licensing scheme for Infused Products Manufacturers that
was created by the state legislature last year.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Cindy Acree (R-Arapahoe and Elbert Counties)
and Sen. Scott Renfroe (R-Weld County). Co-sponsors of the bill include
Reps. Balmer, Conti, Joshi, Ramirez, and Scott and Senators Harvey, King
K., and Lambert.

This bill has been assigned to the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. This
committee is MEETING TODAY at 1:30pm at the state Capitol to discuss a
different medical marijuana bill (HB 1043, the "cleanup bill" that further
erodes the rights of caregivers and patients in the state.).

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CHAMBERS on the second floor. If you weren't planning on coming to testify
on HB-1043, please come to voice your concern about the prohibition of
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Our patients depend on edible cannabis medicines as one of the most
important ways to ingest and benefit from cannabis. The therapeutic value
of consumed cannabis medicinals cannot be understated. This is another
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At the last big hearing on attacks on patient rights, only a handful of
people showed up to testify and very few of the businesses that are
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SPREAD THE WORD: 1:30pm today!!!
Thurs., Feb. 10, 2011
House Judiciary Committee
Hearing on HB 11-1043
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so if i was a convicted felon and moved to start caregiving again this is no longer an option?

edit: it was my understanding that legal status did not exempt from caregiving and patients would be required to name you as their caregiver and the felony laws applied to dispensaries and centers

is this caregiving license medical marijuana specific or a general license as if i were going to take care of an elderly person in need who does not require mmj?

Yeah if you "have a drug charge in the past 5 years" !

great avatar haha

but im sad now colorado is no longer an option, off to norcal i suppose

Check out the Cannabis Therapy Institute and the Patient Care-Giver Rights Litigation Project. We can fight 1284, the GAMING/LIQUOR Commission was never supposed to manage MEDICAL marijuana; they really overstepped their bounds here this was supposed to be overseen by the health department.

Anyone want to buy and infused products license? Hit me up.

HOw old is your drug charge?

Gastanker said:

You are technically supposed to be a legal caregiver with caregiver license in order to be a medical marijuana caregiver. You are also technically supposed to live within the county of all your patients and spend at least 1 or more hours a week giving care to them. Caregiver = someone that gives care to a person and is able to dispense/procure their medications for them - medical marijuana caregivers are no difference accept that the medication is marijuana.

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Caregivers license? No such thing. Live in the same county? Bullshit. Where are you getting this misinformation from??