The patient must have intractable epilepsy and must be regularly seen by a board-certified practicing neurologist. The patient must have been under the neurologist’s care for at least six months.
The neurologist is the only one who can give the patient a written recommendation for the patient’s Medical Cannabidiol Card. The patient has to fill out an application form, which can be found at www.idph.state.ia.us.
Patient must register with the Department of Health and provide DPH with valid ID and picture with the written recommendation. Once completed, DPH will verify the information. Once approved, the DPH will notify the Department of Transportation to issue the patient a Medical Cannabidiol Card.
The timeline for processing and obtaining the card was not mentioned.