Interdisciplnary Clinlc For Treatment By Medical Cannabis

About

Medical cannabis is a therapeutic treatment derived from the cannabis plant, used to treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions. The use of medical cannabis is permitted only in medical cases regulated by law.

The Interdisciplinary Medical Cannabis Clinic at Reuth Hospital Tel Aviv provides services exclusively to patients who are receiving treatment or follow-up within the inpatient services and outpatient system at Reuth Tel Aviv, in accordance with the Ministry of Health regulation (106) – licenses and prescriptions for cannabis product use. (Click here to access the regulation).

Patients

The clinic can issue cannabis licenses for the indications of pain and PTSD only.

License Obtaining or Renewal Process

Requirements for initiating the process of obtaining a cannabis license:

For pain patients – Section 4.2.3. in the Ministry of Health regulations (Click to go to section)

For PTSD patients – Section 4.2.7. in the Ministry of Health regulations (Click to go to section)

* These documents are required for each license renewal, and without them we cannot accept you.

* In the case of certain underlying diseases, additional documents may be required at the time of the appointment.

Staff

Senior staff:

Rafi Heruti, Head of the Medical Rehabilitation Faculty, Tel Aviv University, Head of the Rehabilitation Division, Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital Tel Aviv.

The clinic works in cooperation with physicians from the Pain Clinic and Ambulatory Care:

Dr Alon Renveni, Director of the Pain Institute
Dr Anatoly Lifshitz, Specialist in rehabilitation and in pain alleviation
Dr Rami Mansour, Specialist in rehabilitation coordinates the cannabis clinic’s research area

Research and teaching

The clinic is affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and takes an active part in teaching and training medical and health professions students. The clinic works in collaboration with the Research Institute of the Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital Tel Aviv, and is a partner in leading research with the objective of improving medical knowledge relating to treatment by cannabis.

Clinic admission process

1. Request submission: You should contact the appointment scheduling center at phone: 03-508-1000 and send all required documents (see above) that will be forwarded to the cannabis clinic secretary.

2. The clinic secretary will contact you to schedule an appointment.

3. Payment arrangement: Two days before the appointment, a representative from the billing department will contact you, take your credit card details, and verify your contact information.

Costs:

First license issuance: 536 NIS

License renewal: 350 NIS

4. Visit: Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time. Upon arrival, the secretary will verify that all documents have been received and payment has been arranged.

In case of a remote appointment, the department secretary will contact you a few minutes before the appointment time via WhatsApp video call.

5. Receiving the license: Upon completion of the visit, the secretary will provide the doctor’s summary and the license (if approved). At this time, a follow-up appointment will be scheduled.

In case of a remote visit, the summary and license will be sent (encrypted) to the email address you provided by the next business day.

6. Follow-up visit: About a month before your license expires, the department secretary will contact you to verify the details of your upcoming appointment and ensure that you are working to obtain the required documents.

From the first visit, all interactions will be conducted only through the cannabis clinic.