HIPAA and Medical Patients
$37.00
Training Time: 1:35 Hours (Average)
Enrollment Duration: 1-Year Access
Delivery Format: On-Demand Video
Credential Issued: Digital Certificate
HIPAA and Medical Cannabis Patients
Not all dispensaries are required to be HIPAA compliant in the United States. So how do you figure out whether or not your dispensary falls under HIPAA’s jurisdiction? With the use of medical cannabis growing, it has remained a consistent question of whether or not dispensaries and other businesses in the cannabis industry are required to meet HIPAA compliance requirements.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed to set standards and requirements for the privacy and security of patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI). PHI is any health data that is created, shared, received, or stored by a covered cannabis dispensary that’s HIPAA regulated.
Since medical cannabis dispensaries require a medical doctor’s recommendation in order for patients to receive cannabis, that would classify them as a HIPAA-Covered Entity (CE). This is under the “HIPAA umbrella”, requiring them to fully comply with how you encrypt and protect your patient’s important health data – depending on where your dispensary operates, you may not be required to store PHI.
You’ll learn how a cannabis dispensary is a CE that provides treatment, payment, or direct operations in healthcare for patients that you serve. These CEs apply to any 3rd-party, which are vendors that perform a service for the covered entities that require them to store, access, or transmit PHI. Under these privacy laws, their 3rd-party business associates must comply with all of HIPAA’s requirements.

Micro-Learning
- Time: 1:35 Hours (Average)
- Video: 1 Self-Paced Training
- Resource: 42-Page eBook
- Assessment: 20-Questions
- Grade: 70%+ Required
- Display: Digital Certificate
- Language: English (CC)
- Enrollment: 1-Year Access
- Format: On-Demand Video
HIPAA and Medical Cannabis Patients
Video: 1:07 Hour
eBook: 42 Pages
Quiz: 20 Questions
Grade: 70%+ Required
Accreditation & Authorization
Our "Claim-to-Fame" is Being The "Most Accredited (or Authorized)" Training Provider in The Industry to ENSURE What We Do Actually Meets All Those Cannabis Regulator Requirements.
Alaska
Authorized by Alaska's Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) to deliver our entire Marijuana Handler Permit training that is required for all of the state's licensed establishment agents.
Colorado
We're authorized by Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) to deliver our entire Responsible Vendor, Cannabis Delivery, Hospitality & Social Consumption required training.
Illinois
We've been authorized by Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide their state-required Responsible Vendor compliance training for handling cannabis.
Massachusetts
We've been authorized by the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) in Massachusetts state to provide the Basic & Advanced Responsible Vendor Training Curriculum that is required.
Mississippi
We've been authorized by the Department of Health (DOH) in Mississippi state to provide the mandated Dispensary Worker Training & its annual continuing education requirements.
Washington
Authorized by Washington's Department of Health (DOH) to provide their medical cannabis consultant training program that is required in all licensed retail stores with a medical endorsement.
Washington D.C.
We're authorized by Washington D.C.'s Department of Health (DOH) to deliver their medical cannabis industry certification that will be required for every manager of licensed facilities in the district.
W. Virginia
Authorized by West Virginia's Department of Health & Human Resources (DHHR) where the Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) has authorized our state-required industry education certification.
OSHA
Authorized Outreach Trainers for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) to provide Department of Labor (DOL) 10/30-Hour Card via our recognized Authorized OSHA Trainer team.
Utah
Authorized by Utah Department of Agricultural & Food (UDAF) has authorized as a 3rd-party training program provider to certify all of the medical cannabis agents that are required to be compliant.
Maryland
We're authorized by Maryland's Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) to deliver their Cannabis Dispensary Agent Training (CDAT) as a responsible training provider that's required to be compliant.
Vermont
Authorized by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) as an authorized trainer of customer-facing employees of retail cannabis establishments in the state to legally sell products to consumers.
Ohio
Authorized by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (BOP) as a foundational dispensary & continuing education to certify all employees that are required to be compliant in the state's medical cannabis industry.
EPA
Authorized Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Trainers for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide their compliance training to "Agricultural Workers" & "Pesticide Handlers" employees.