PRINTER'S NO. 3152
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
447
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY McANDREW, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, HANBIDGE AND HILL-EVANS,
MAY 21, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAY 21, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Pennsylvania Department of Health to integrate
Application Programming Interface (API) technology as
required under section 701(c.1) of the act of April 17, 2016
(P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, to
enhance data interoperability and streamline data
communication within the Medical Marijuana Program and ensure
that all relevant measures are taken to achieve the intended
goals of the act.
WHEREAS, On June 30, 2021, Governor Wolf signed House Bill
1024 into law as Act 44 of 2021; and
WHEREAS, Act 44 contained sustainable updates to the act of
April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana
Act, including the use of Application Programming Interface
(API) for enhanced interoperability and data communication
between the Department of Health's current seed-to-sale vendor
and medical marijuana organizations; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Health was tasked with the
implementation of Act 44, including the full integration of API;
and
WHEREAS, As of the writing of this resolution, seven approved
vendors do not have access to two-way API despite the
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