RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION TO PROCESS AND ISSUE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND TO SET FEES AT $45.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, in1996, the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which authorizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes; and

WHEREAS, recently enacted Health and Safety Code §11362.71 requires each county health department to establish and maintain a system to authorize Medical Marijuana Identification Cards; and

WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code §11362.755 authorizes each county health department to charge a fee for all costs incurred by the county or the county’s designee for administering the program; and

WHEREAS, this Board finds that the county’s cost to process the cards is $60.00 be card, that cost is based upon staff time, equipment and supplies. It also includes a $13 fee that is transmitted to the state; and

WHEREAS, the fee to be charged to Medi-CAL recipients for the processing of Medical Marijuana Identification Cards shall be 50% of the fee, and

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the fee for processing and issuing Medical Marijuana Identification Cards is set at $45.00 and those applicants who are Medi-Cal recipients shall be charged 50% of said fee.

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