Introduction

High Noon

September 11, 2018 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET)

Dilemma #1:  A patient has a prescription for medical marijuana. He brings it to the hospital and a nurse finds it. Marijuana isn’t on the hospital’s formulary and the hospital policy prohibiting patients from bringing drugs from home has narrow exceptions that don’t include medical marijuana.  The patient has contacted a marijuana advocacy group which is pressuring the hospital to revise its policies and procedures related to medical marijuana.  What now?

Dilemma #2:  Our hospital tests all prospective employees for the use of illegal drugs after an offer of employment has been extended.  The testing is done by human resources and applies to physicians who have been recruited by our hospital’s affiliated group practice.  One of the physicians who was recruited by the group practice tested positive for marijuana.  We are located in a state in which both medicinal and recreational marijuana use and possession has recently been legalized.  We do not have a policy addressing this situation.  What do we do?

These dilemmas are just some of the many that hospitals are facing because of the legalization of marijuana in a number of states.  The push for legalization is not letting up.  Even if you are not currently in a state in which marijuana has been legalized, there is a chance that this could change in the future.

Topics:      Effectively Dealing with Marijuana Legalization Dilemmas

Faculty:   Ian Donaldson  and  Charles Chulack

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