# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 51 — Forensic Laboratories

### Chapter 05 — Quality Assurance

#### Regulation .10 Employee Training and Competency.

*COMAR 10.51.05.10*

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.