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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.17.08.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="08" heading="Standards of Care.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The independent testing laboratory shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Follow the methodologies, ranges and parameters which are contained in the scope of the accreditation for testing cannabis or cannabis products;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Establish standard operating procedures and method validation or verification, if applicable, for testing that are approved by the accrediting body and the Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Establish and follow written procedures for verifying the experience and education of laboratory employees;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Before an independent testing laboratory employee works or volunteers for the independent testing laboratory, register the employee with the Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Upon termination of the independent testing laboratory’s association with a registered independent testing laboratory employee:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Obtain any keys or other entry devices from the terminated independent testing laboratory employee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ensure the terminated independent laboratory employee can no longer gain access to the laboratory premises; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Within 1 business day of the termination of independent laboratory employee, notify the Administration of the termination;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Implement the testing requirements established in Regulation .05 of this chapter and identified in the Administration’s Technical Authority for cannabis testing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Maintain a continuous or motion-activated video surveillance recording system that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Records all activity high quality and high resolution images capable of clearly revealing facial detail;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year without interruption;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Provides a date and time stamp for every recorded frame; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Captures activity at each area where cannabis is tested, disposed of, or stored;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Make any security video surveillance recording available to the Administration or law enforcement agency for just cause as requested within 48 hours;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Maintain a log of all visitors to the premises for 2 years; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Conspicuously display a copy of its laboratory registration at the registered premises.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Violation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>