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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.51.05.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="51" chapter_num="05" heading="Employee Training and Competency.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A licensee shall ensure that available to all technical employees is a discipline-specific training program that includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All aspects of the work being performed by the laboratory for each discipline and subdiscipline in which the laboratory performs case work;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ethics and data integrity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Criminal and civil law procedures;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Criteria or requirements to demonstrate competence;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Moot court training if court testimony may be required; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Expert witness training if expert witness testimony may be required.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A licensee shall ensure that training records include at least:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Competency assessments;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Proficiency testing results;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Documentation of all training;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Documentation of training that occurred at a previous job, if applicable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Written authorization by the laboratory director and technical leader to conduct independent casework in each type of testing assigned; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Documentation of all continuing education.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>