North Carolina § 90-113 - 101. (Repealed effective July 1, 2021) Definitions.

§ 90-113. 101. (Repealed effective July 1, 2021) Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article: Caregiver. - An individual that is at least 18 years of age and a resident of North Carolina who is a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a patient and is registered with the Department of Health and Human and Services under G.S. 90-113.102 who possesses a written statement dated and signed by a neurologist that states all of the following: The patient has been examined and is under the care of the neurologist. The patient suffers from intractable epilepsy. The patient may benefit from treatment with hemp extract. Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s. 3, effective July 16, 2015. Database. - The Intractable Epilepsy Alternative Treatment database, established by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to this Article. Department. - The Department of Health and Human Services. Hemp Extract. - An extract from a cannabis plant, as defined in G.S. 90-94.1(a). Intractable Epilepsy. - A seizure disorder that, as determined by a neurologist, does not respond to three or more treatment options overseen by the neurologist. Neurologist. - An individual who is licensed under Article 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes, who is board certified in neurology, and is affiliated with the neurology department at one or more hospitals licensed in this State. Patient. - A person who has been diagnosed by a neurologist with intractable epilepsy. Repealed by Session Laws 2015-154, s. 3, effective July 16, 2015. History (2014-53, s. 2; 2015-154, s. 3; 2015-264, ss. 14(a), 48.5.) Section Repealed Effective July 1, 2021. - Session Laws 2015-154, s. 8.5(a), repealed this section effective July 1, 2021. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-154, s. 3, rewrote subsections (a), (c), and (g); and deleted subsections (b) and (i). Session Laws 2015-154, s. 3, rewrote subsection (a), adding subdivisions (1) through (3), effective July 16, 2015. Session Laws 2015-264, s. 14(a), redesignated subsection (a) as subdivision (1), also effective July 16, 2015. Neither amendment accounted for the changes made by the other. At the direction of the Revisor of Statutes, subsections (a)(1) through (3), as added by Session Laws 2015-154, have been redesignated as sub-subdivisions (1)a through c. Session Laws 2015-264, s. 14(a), effective October 1, 2015, added the first undesignated paragraph; and redesignated former subsections (a) through (i) as present subdivisions (1) through (9). Session Laws 2015-264, s. 48.5, effective October 1, 2015, made a minor stylistic change in subdivision (1).