Why The Two-Hat Model Exists
Part 01 · For ProvidersTwo-Hat Provider Guide · Part 01
Mendry · · DCP Hub · · For Direct Care Providers
Mendry · · DCP Hub · · For Direct Care Providers
Florida nonprofit — no referral fees, no per-patient charges, no direction of your practice
What This Is
Direct Care Providers join the Mendry network as independent licensed clinicians. The relationship is membership — not employment, not staffing, not placement. Mendry does not direct your clinical decisions. Mendry does not assign patients. Mendry does not interfere with your practice operations, your billing relationships, or your clinical judgment.
What Mendry does is verify your credentials, list you in the directory, connect you to other providers running the two-hat model, and provide the educational and operational scaffolding that solo and small-group practices serving veterans benefit from. Your license. Your practice. Your clinical relationships. Mendry is the infrastructure around them.
The two-hat model — holding VA Community Care credentialing under federal authority alongside a state medical cannabis practitioner credential under state authority — requires a specific kind of support network. Isolated solo practice serving this population is harder than it needs to be. The peer network exists because you are not the only clinician navigating these questions. The regulatory tracker exists because the policy landscape is genuinely evolving. The directory exists because veterans need to find you.
✓ Membership Includes
Verified directory listing across 40+ states. Access to the moderated peer network. Regulatory tracking for federal and state policy updates. The 10-part Two-Hat Provider Guide. Member dashboard for profile management. Copay Relief Fund benefits flowing to qualifying veteran patients.
✗ What Mendry Does Not Do
Mendry does not employ you. We do not assign patients, take referral fees, or charge per patient connection. We do not direct your clinical practice, audit your clinical decisions, or insert ourselves into your patient relationships. Your scheduling, billing, and clinical operations are entirely yours.
The Intake Process
Joining Mendry is straightforward. We verify your credentials against primary sources, complete a brief orientation, and publish your listing. The process typically takes a few business days from complete submission.
Mendry verifies all submitted credentials through appropriate primary sources — state license databases, NPI registry, and state cannabis program records where applicable. We verify what is already public record. We do not audit your practice.
Approved members complete a short orientation covering Mendry’s content policy, the operational framework of the two-hat model as Mendry represents it, member dashboard navigation, and how the directory listing is structured and maintained.
Once verification and orientation are complete, your directory listing publishes to the Mendry member directory. Veterans can find you by state, specialty, and VA CCN status. Member resources — peer network, regulatory tracker, provider guide — all become accessible through your member dashboard.
Section 3 · Membership Tiers
Three tiers, all transparent. None of the tiers create preferential placement in veteran-facing search results, change directory ranking, or affect Copay Relief eligibility for veterans. Tiers fund the platform and determine the visibility and media exposure available to your practice.
All membership tiers require active state license and NPI. Month-to-month — no long-term commitment. Tiers fund platform operations and determine visibility level; they do not affect directory ranking order or patient access to the Copay Relief Fund.
What You Get as a Member
Veterans find you by state, specialty, and VA CCN status. Your scheduling link is direct — Mendry never intercepts. Profile includes photo, professional bio, clinical specialties, languages spoken, and insurance participation. Updated anytime through your member dashboard.
Other two-hat clinicians navigating the same credentialing questions, the same documentation standards, the same conversations with skeptical colleagues. The peer network is moderated, on-mission, and built for clinicians already in the work — not for observers of it. Available at Tier 2 and above.
Federal and state policy updates as they happen — DEA guidance, VHA Directive revisions, state cannabis program changes, CCN contract transitions, and legislative developments affecting the two-hat model. The landscape is actively evolving. This tracker makes staying current low-friction.
The 10-part comprehensive guide covering the legal foundations of the model, CCN credentialing, state cannabis registration, documentation standards, functional measurement in Community Care visits, and the operational separation that makes the model legally sound. Ongoing clinical education added regularly.
DCP Hub Resources
10-Part Guide
A 10-part comprehensive guide for licensed clinicians — from the legal foundations of the model through CCN credentialing, state cannabis registration, documentation standards, and the operational separation that makes the model legally clean.
40+ States
Verified two-hat providers searchable across 40+ states. Veterans find you. Colleagues find you. The directory is informational, not a referral system. No placement fees. No steering. Your scheduling link, direct.
3 Tiers
Membership intake and credential verification for licensed physicians, DOs, NPs, and PAs. Three membership tiers. Active license and NPI required. Month-to-month. No long-term contract. Profile live within 48 hours of verification.
Ongoing
Federal and state policy updates as they happen — DEA guidance, VHA Directive revisions, state cannabis program changes, CCN contract transitions. The regulatory landscape around veteran cannabis care is actively evolving. This tracker makes staying current low-friction.
Members Only
Other two-hat clinicians navigating the same credentialing questions, the same documentation patterns, the same conversations with skeptical colleagues. Moderated. On-mission. Built for the people already in the work, not for observers of it.
Audio & Transcript
Doctor-led conversations on the two-hat model, veteran patient care patterns, the regulatory landscape, and the clinical judgment that the model actually requires. The conversations your CME materials don’t have.
Clinical Education
Clinical education for licensed clinicians who are past the introductory questions. Not a primer on cannabis. Not a general overview of VA policy. The operational and legal realities of running the two-hat model — written by people who understand them, for clinicians already inside the work.
Part 01 · For ProvidersTwo-Hat Provider Guide · Part 01
Part 02 · Legal FrameworkTwo-Hat Provider Guide · Part 02
Part 03 · Provider ConcernsTwo-Hat Provider Guide · Part 03
The credentialing reality that determines whether providers can see patients on time.
For veterans transitioning into DCSP careers.
For the DCSP members carrying the work nobody names.
Start with the DCP Hub — the full educational foundation for the two-hat model. Read the legal clarity content. Explore the regulatory tracker. When the model feels familiar and the boundaries are clear, start your application. The process takes a few business days. Your independence is preserved throughout.