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COMMON QUESTIONS

WHAT ARE QUALIFYING CONDITIONS FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS IN IOWA?

Qualifying conditions currently are as follows:

  • Cancer – if the illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, cachexia or severe wasting.

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Chronic pain

  • Seizures

  • Crohn’s disease  

  • Multiple Sclerosis with severe and persistent muscle spasms

  • AIDS or HIV (as defined in Iowa Code, section 141A.1)

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Any terminal illness with a probable life expectancy of under one year – if the illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, cachexia or severe wasting

  • Ulcerative colitis 

  • Severe, intractable pediatric autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors

  • Severe, intractable autism with self-injurious or aggressive behaviors

  • Corticobasal Degeneration 

WHAT IS THE COST OF AN EVALUATION?

Currently, evaluations cost $100 for a 30 minute Telehealth or telephone meeting.

AFTER AN EVALUATION, HOW DOES A PATIENT GET THEIR CANNABIS CARD?

After getting an evaluation and receiving a certification form from the provider, the patient will have to register with the Iowa Department of Public Health either online or by mail.  
Required forms and more information can be found at:
https://idph.iowa.gov/omc/For-Patients-and-Caregivers

AFTER MY EVALUATION, HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY CERTIFICATION PAPERWORK?

After having your evaluation with Green Iowa and being found to have a qualifying condition, Green Iowa will email you a PDF of your paperwork for the application along with a form outlining instructions on submitting your application to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
If you would prefer or if it is more convenient, your form may be mailed via USPS.

CAN I GET A MEDICINAL CANNABIS CARD IF I HAVE A MEDICAL DISORDER FOR WHICH CANNABIS MAY BE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, BUT IS NOT ON THE LIST OF QUALIFYING CONDITIONS?

Unfortunately, no.  There is no allowance for provider discretion in cannabis treatment.  Providers are only allowed to suggest medicinal cannabis for patients who have a qualifying condition according to Iowa law.

HOW DO I RENEW MY CERTIFICATION?

By Iowa law, a patient certified by their provider for the Iowa cannabis program must have their certification renewed annually.  This means that cannabis patients must be reevaluated annually.  
We offer a discount to returning Green Iowa patients.  This evaluation is essentially the same as the initial evaluation and all required payments for registration to the Iowa Department of Public Health are the same.

I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION THAT IS NOT ANSWERED HERE.

Please email us at providers@greeniowaclinic.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

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