Regulation .10 Employee Training and Competency.
Regulation .10 Employee Training and Competency.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A licensee shall develop, establish, maintain, implement, and follow a written training program for all technical skills in each discipline and subdiscipline for each new or untrained employee and employees who need remedial training.
B.
A licensee shall ensure that available to all technical employees is a discipline-specific training program that includes:
(1)
All aspects of the work being performed by the laboratory for each discipline and subdiscipline in which the laboratory performs case work;
(2)
Ethics and data integrity;
(3)
Criminal and civil law procedures;
(4)
Criteria or requirements to demonstrate competence;
(5)
Moot court training if court testimony may be required; and
(6)
Expert witness training if expert witness testimony may be required.
C.
A licensee shall ensure that training records include at least:
(1)
Competency assessments;
(2)
Proficiency testing results;
(3)
Documentation of all training;
(4)
Documentation of training that occurred at a previous job, if applicable;
(5)
Written authorization by the laboratory director and technical leader to conduct independent casework in each type of testing assigned; and
(6)
Documentation of all continuing education.