{"id":118,"date":"2020-09-12T23:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T03:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pammj.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2024-01-03T15:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T20:15:27","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1180\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">When should I renew my card?<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1180\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>You can begin\u00a0the renewal process within 60 days\u00a0of the expiration date on your current card. The PAMMJ team recommends renewing your card at least 3 weeks in advance to ensure your new patient card is delivered before your current card expires. It can take up to 21 business days for your new card to arrive after the appointment with the doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1181\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">How much does it cost to get a medical card?<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1181\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p><strong>New Patient:<\/strong> $125<br><strong>Renewing Patient:<\/strong> $75<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*<\/em>After your appointment with the doctor, you must log in to your patient profile on the <a href=\"https:\/\/padohmmp.custhelp.com\/app\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dept. of Health website<\/a> and pay the $50 annual fee to the state. &nbsp;Individuals who qualify for the Medical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/programs\/Medical%20Marijuana\/Pages\/MMAP.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marijuana Assistance Program (MMAP)<\/a> are exempt from this fee.*<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1182\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Do I qualify for a PA medical card?<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1182\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anxiety disorders;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autism;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancer, including remission therapy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crohn&#8217;s disease;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damage to the nervous tissue of the central nervous system (brain-spinal cord) with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, and other associated neuropathies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epilepsy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glaucoma;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIV \/ AIDS;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huntington&#8217;s disease;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inflammatory bowel disease;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intractable seizures;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple sclerosis;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurodegenerative diseases;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neuropathies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opioid use disorder for which conventional therapeutic interventions are contraindicated or ineffective, or for which adjunctive therapy is indicated in combination with primary therapeutic interventions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parkinson&#8217;s disease;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-traumatic stress disorder;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sickle cell anemia;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terminal illness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tourette syndrome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-1183\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">How can I contact the Department of Health?<\/h2><div id=\"ac-1183\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Contact the DOH Help Desk at <a href=\"tel:888-733-5595\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:888-733-5595\">888-733-5595<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6723,"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/6723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pammj.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}