Download and print the required forms: The first step to renewing your medical cannabidiol registry card is to download and print the healthcare practitioner certification (HCPC) form and bring it to your certifying provider
Prepare the required forms and application items:
Fill out the online application and upload the required documents: Visit the online patient registration to complete a renewal application. After, you must upload your passport-style photo, HCPC form, the reduced fee verification document, if applicable, and payment for the standard or discounted application fee
Wait for approval: If your application is successful, you will receive an email stating the application has been approved. You will get an approval email with your digital medical cannabis card attached as a PDF
Yes. Medical cannabidiol registry cardholders in Iowa can renew their registry ID cards online. Patients will be notified by email or letter 60 days before their cards expire. To renew the card, a patient must visit their healthcare practitioner to have their qualifying condition recertified. Afterward, the patient must submit the forms used during the initial application process to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services and provide the necessary payment.
Iowa medical cannabis registration cards are valid for 1 year and must be renewed annually.
Iowa medical cannabidiol program rules require patients to visit their healthcare practitioner to have their condition recertified before they may renew their registry ID cards. Under the program rules, a healthcare practitioner means:
Except if you have a valid proof of participating in a government assistance program such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income Payment, Healthy and Well Kids-Iowa, or Social Security Disability Insurance, you must pay $100 to renew a medical cannabis registration card. If you are a beneficiary of any of these programs, you are eligible to pay a discounted application fee of $25. A consultation fee may also be required when you visit your physician to recertify your qualifying condition. This fee ranges between $100 and $300, depending on the physician consulted.
The Iowa Office of Medical Cannabis does not accept initial or renewal applications at any physical locations. Applicants are required to complete their applications online or by mail to the Iowa Bureau of Medical Cannabidiol at the Department of Health and Human Services.
An active medical cannabidiol registration card issued under the laws of another state allowing the patient to possess or use medical cannabidiol in that state has the same effect as a valid Iowa medical cannabidiol registration card as long as the products meet the requirements of Iowa’s medical cannabidiol program. However, out-of-state patients cannot purchase products at Iowa dispensaries. Hence, while a medical marijuana cardholder from another state may be able to possess medical cannabidiol products in Iowa, they cannot purchase from Iowa medical cannabidiol dispensaries.