Apply for a caregiver card
Patient information
You’ll get an email from the EVS when a patient requests you as their caregiver.
Estimated timeline: varies based on patient requesting youGo to the EVS
Click the "Log in" button on the EVS.
You'll sign in to UtahID before creating an EVS account.
New users: Follow the steps at https://dts.utah.gov/idhelp/account-creation/ to create your UtahID account.
Estimated timeline: 5 minutesCreate an account in the EVS.
Look at the pictures under the “visual help” heading to see how to create an account in the EVS.
Estimated timeline: 5 minutesComplete the caregiver request by submitting a caregiver application in the EVS.
Look at the pictures under the “visual help” heading to see how to fill out and submit your caregiver application in the EVS.
Estimated timeline: 5 minutesPay the medical cannabis caregiver card fee and complete a fingerprint background check.
You’ll get an email from [email protected] with instructions to pay your medical cannabis caregiver fee and to complete a fingerprint background check.
Estimated timeline: varies based on fingerprint background checkDownload your medical cannabis caregiver card from the EVS. You can print or save your card to your device.
You must show your card and valid ID each time you go to a medical cannabis pharmacy or get a medical cannabis delivery. Find a pharmacy or home delivery service.
Look at the pictures under the “visual help” heading to see how to download your medical cannabis card from the EVS.
Estimated timeline: 5 minutesBuy medical cannabis after the patient has met with a medical cannabis pharmacist.
You can buy medical cannabis after the patient has met with a medical cannabis pharmacist. You can buy cannabis from any Utah medical cannabis pharmacy or get home delivery.Estimated timeline: varies based on pharmacyYour medical cannabis card will expire on the same day as the patient's card.
Your card will have the same expiration date as the patient’s card.Estimated timeline: 5 minutes
Who is a medical cannabis caregiver?
Medical cannabis caregivers buy medical cannabis for patients who can’t go to a medical cannabis pharmacy themselves.
How to become a medical cannabis caregiver
A medical cannabis patient must request you as a caregiver in their electronic verification system (EVS) account. The EVS is an online database that holds all the medical cannabis cards, recommendations, and purchase data for patients and medical providers.
You’ll get an email from the EVS after the patient requests you as their caregiver. Then you’ll create your own EVS account and register as a medical cannabis caregiver. You do not need to create a new EVS account if you already have one.
