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Editor’s note: The department’s address to obtain the application form described in 7 AAC 34.020(a)(1) and to submit a completed application form under 7 AAC 34.020(a) is Marijuana Registry, Department of Health, P.O. Box 110699, Juneau, AK 99811-0699. 7 AAC 34.030. Primary care-giver. (a) Except as permitted under (b) of this section, an individual may be designated as the primary care giver only for one patient who holds a valid registry identification card. (b) Notwithstanding the limitation of (a) of this section, upon the written request of an applicant for a registry identification card the department will, in its discretion, permit more than one patient to designate the same individual as each patient’s primary care-giver

(1) in order to avoid unnecessary hardship to the patient;

(2) where the patient’s care is being provided in a hospice program licensed under AS 18.18; or

(3) where the primary care-giver is simultaneously caring for both the applicant and one or more other patients who reside in the same household as the care-giver. (Eff. 6/1/99, Register 150) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 17.37.010 AS 18.05.040 7 AAC 34.040. Review and verification; return for incompleteness. (a) The department will review an application for completeness and verify the information provided by the applicant including, as appropriate, contacting the applicant, the applicant’s physician, and the applicant’s primary care-giver, if one is designated at the time of application. (b) If an application is complete and the information provided by the applicant is satisfactorily verified, the department will issue a registry identification card to the applicant. Except as otherwise permitted under 7 AAC 34.030(b), if the application is complete and