Regulation .03 Standards of Care.
Regulation .03 Standards of Care.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The independent testing laboratory shall:
(1)
Follow the methodologies, ranges and parameters which are contained in the scope of the accreditation for testing cannabis or cannabis products;
(2)
Establish standard operating procedures and method validation or verification, if applicable, for testing that are approved by the accrediting body and the Administration;
(3)
Establish and follow written procedures for verifying the experience and education of laboratory employees;
(4)
Before an independent testing laboratory employee works or volunteers for the independent testing laboratory, register the employee with the Administration;
(5)
Upon termination of the independent testing laboratory’s association with a registered independent testing laboratory employee:
(a)
Obtain any keys or other entry devices from the terminated independent testing laboratory employee;
(b)
Ensure the terminated independent laboratory employee can no longer gain access to the laboratory premises; and
(c)
Within 1 business day of the termination of independent laboratory employee, notify the Administration of the termination;
(6)
Notify the Administration within 1 business day after the independent testing laboratory obtains notice of any kind that its accreditation has been denied, suspended, or revoked;
(7)
Implement the testing requirements established in Regulation .05 of this chapter and identified in the Administration’s Technical Authority for cannabis testing;
(8)
Maintain a continuous or motion-activated video surveillance recording system that:
(a)
Records all activity high quality and high resolution images capable of clearly revealing facial detail;
(b)
Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without interruption;
(c)
Provides a date and time stamp for every recorded frame; and
(d)
Captures activity at each area where cannabis is tested, disposed of, or stored;
(9)
Store and retain all recordings of security video surveillance in a format that can be easily accessed for investigational purposes for a minimum of 90 calendar days;
(10)
Make any security video surveillance recording available to the Administration or law enforcement agency for just cause as requested within 48 hours;
(11)
Maintain a log of all visitors to the premises for 2 years; and
(12)
Conspicuously display a copy of its laboratory registration at the registered premises.
B.
Violation.
(1)
Failure to provide the Administration with any video surveillance recording within 48 hours of a request from the Administration is a violation of COMAR 14.17.14.04.
(2)
Each day of recording within the minimum timeframe stated in §A(9) of this regulation that a licensee fails to provide to the Administration constitutes a separate violation.