SUBPART D. MEDICAL MARIJUANA:

HEALTH INFORMATION DATA SYSTEM

§1168.1. Findings and purpose

            A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that, while specific definitions of the term vary, "evidence-based medicine" refers to the practice of medicine based upon evidence derived from research and in a manner in which the physician bases clinical decisions upon such evidence.

            B. The purpose of this Subpart is to promote the practice of evidence-based medicine in Louisiana through the creation of a system which facilitates the collection and analysis of information on health effects, events, and outcomes associated with the use of medical marijuana by patients in this state.

            Acts 2019, No. 207, §1.