Mayo Clinic Clinical Practice Committee (MCCPC) establishes policy on medical marijuanaARZ
April 8, 2011 | This Week at Mayo Clinic | Volume 2, Number 18
The recent legalization of medical marijuana in Arizona required Mayo Clinic to assess how it will respond to medical marijuana use at Mayo Clinic Hospital and whether Mayo Clinic physicians will certify and attest for medical marijuana use by their patients.
Due to the specificity of the Arizona state law and requirements for ongoing care, few Mayo Clinic practices could meet the rigid statutory and regulatory requirements, thus exposing Mayo physicians to possible penalty from the local medical board. The law states that physicians may elect not to participate in certifying or attesting for medical marijuana; the Mayo Clinic Clinical Practice Committee (MCCPC) is exercising this option. Mayo Clinic physicians will not be permitted to certify or attest unless permission is granted by the Arizona Clinical Practice Committee (ACPC).
