Evaluation.

(1) By July 1, 2014, the Washington state institute for public policy shall, within available funds, conduct a cost-benefit evaluation of the implementation of chapter 181, Laws of 2011 and the rules adopted to carry out its purposes.

     (2) The evaluation of the implementation of chapter 181, Laws of 2011 and the rules adopted to carry out its purposes shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, consideration of the following factors:

     (a) Qualifying patients' access to an adequate source of cannabis for medical use;

     (b) Qualifying patients' access to a safe source of cannabis for medical use;

     (c) Qualifying patients' access to a consistent source of cannabis for medical use;

     (d) Qualifying patients' access to a secure source of cannabis for medical use;

     (e) Qualifying patients' and designated providers' contact with law enforcement and involvement in the criminal justice system;

     (f) Diversion of cannabis intended for medical use to nonmedical uses;

     (g) Incidents of home invasion burglaries, robberies, and other violent and property crimes associated with qualifying patients accessing cannabis for medical use;

     (h) Whether there are health care professionals who make a disproportionately high amount of authorizations in comparison to the health care professional community at large;

     (i) Whether there are indications of health care professionals in violation of RCW 69.51A.030; and

     (j) Whether the health care professionals making authorizations reside in this state or out of this state.

     (3) For purposes of facilitating this evaluation, the departments of health and agriculture will make available to the Washington state institute for public policy requested data, and any other data either department may consider relevant, from which all personally identifiable information has been redacted.

[2011 c 181 § 1001.]