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David J. Barton MD and Hawaiian-Pacific Pain and Palliative Care (www.hipppc.com)
A private concierge service In the practice of PAIN MEDICINE.
Important Update on Hawaii Medical Cannabis Program
Recent bills signed into law by the Hawaii State Legislature are bringing several significant changes to the state’s medical cannabis program. We are currently awaiting further guidance from the Department of Health regarding how and when these changes will be implemented.
Telehealth Appointments Continue
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we fully embraced telehealth videoconferencing. Over the past five years, patient feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we will continue offering secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth appointments via Doxy.me/hawaiipain. As in Psychiatry, visiting with disabled chronic pain patients by telemedicine is ideal in Pain Medicine.
Steps to Renew Your Medical Cannabis License
The whole process has been changed. Patients can not do anything until they are seen by the doctor.
To renew your license, please complete the following steps:
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Set up an appointment with Dr Barton. The easiest way to do this is by texting him. All patients should have his personal cell phone number. If you dont have it, submit your contact information in the above form.
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Complete the Yearly Questionnaire: Yearly Questionnaire. This is password protected, so ask for renewal instructions if you don't have it already. Please complete this before the interview.
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Telehealth Interview
Attend your required interview via secure videoconference at Doxy.me/hawaiipain. Please contact me to schedule a day and time. This requires a video camera, which are on all the cell phones these days. Please use the DOXY Bot to test the connection prior to the telehealth visit. Telehealth is not a phone call, just using phones. You will receive the required certification number after the interview visit and once the consult fee is paid. This allows you to complete the process with the Dept of Health website. Please note: The NEW process does not allow me to upload any documents required by the state. -
Our fees reflect private concierge pain medicine services with strong support for the legal use of cannabis. We don't have a card signing practice by someone who talks to you over the telephone. Patients have my personal phone number and are free to contact me as much as needed during the year(s). You are placed in my contact list and will get a reply by me. You are not charged the DOH fee schedule for a signed certification. Included are other services that may arise including letters to employers, and legal referrals.
- If needed, email me at Hawaiipain@gmail.com for instructions.
If you have any questions or need assistance with the process, don’t hesitate to reach out.
If you are a vet, let me know right away. As a veteran of the US Army, I strongly support improved pain and emotional support by the use of cannabis.
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Patients are not allowed to submit the "329 cannabis license application directly to the Dept of Health. A fair number of people mistakenly are under the impression that the DOH will automatically send them a "329" cannabis license when they apply online through the state's website. The DOH does not know about your DOH online registration until it is certified by the physician, and the rules state that people must be seen by the doctor NO LESS THAN once per year. Once the physician certifies you, then your application goes to the DOH offices for card issuance. We try to make the process as easy as possible, but it is NOT our system, and we get frustrated by it just as much as you do. Getting a card is the exact same process every year, except one does not need to re-prescreen after the first year. See here!
CARD SHOP REGRET?: if you were seen by a signature clinic or a Physician/APRN card signer only, where all they do is just sign your certification, and do not provide followup care and directions, I am sorry but please understand that we can't provide further information and care to you, unless you come for a consultation and become a concierge patient. I can only give medical advice within the Doctor-Patient relationship, which must be established. Generally, you can tell if you went to a signature clinic, if you do not know who the doctor is that signs your card, and it is not easily seen from their website. Signing a certification is the easy part, getting your patients to be successful is the hard part!
In addition, for tourists and visitors, unless you are a frequent or prolonged visitor with a local mailing and residence address in Hawaii, you can not get a Hawaii State Cannabis License. You can only get a tourist card, and for that, you deal directly with the Dept of Health, and not any local docs. Hawaii is working on a reciprocity program that would allow it to recognize STATE medical cannabis cards issued in other states.
Please text or email me with needs, using contact info found in the autoresponder letter. If you telephone me on my personal cell number, and I am not able to answer, please leave me a brief message to let me know your primary need or purpose in callling. The message is converted to text and sent to me. I may be in a position to text you back if I know the number is textable.
We Know PAIN. Chronic severe pain nearly always involves sleep, depression, anxiety and other possible mood issues, along with conditioning and muscular dysfunction. One must explore life and one's sense of inner peace, avoid toxic people and situations, and minimize counter-productive and self-sabotaging attitudes and behaviors. Having solid hobbies and diversions help people to cope. Growing cannabis is a wonderful and satisfying hobby. Getting off as many pharmaceuticals as possible helps to improve your health. Cannabis therapies are ideal in that they help nearly all the above in multiple ways. We are not a 5-minute signature clinic. We take chronic pain seriously and promote action to deal with all the above-mentioned situations and conditions. Our goal is to help people take back their lives from the pain and get them back to their families and loved ones as well as possible.
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Aunty Pilahi wrote and passed The Aloha Spirit Law, Hawaii State Statute 5-7.5 as traits of character for its people and a way of life.
A – Akahai meaning kindness expressed with a feeling of tenderness
L – Lokahi meaning unity (unbrokenness) expressed with a feeling for harmony
O – ‘Olu’olu meaning agreeable (gentle) expressed with a feeling of pleasantness
H – Ha’aha’a meaning humility expressed with a feeling for modesty
A – Ahonui meaning patience applied with a feeling of perseverance