3VAC10-40-100: Employee training

A. All employees of a medical cannabis facility shall complete training prior to the employee commencing work at the medical cannabis facility. At a minimum, the training shall be in the following areas:

1. The proper use of security measures and controls that have been adopted for the prevention of diversion, theft, or loss of cannabis, including the seeds, any parts or extracts of the cannabis plants, and cannabis products;

2. Procedures and instructions for responding to an emergency;

3. Professional conduct, ethics, and state and federal statutes and regulations regarding patient confidentiality; and

4. Developments in the field of the medical use of cannabis products.

B. The PIC and the responsible party shall ensure the continued competency of all employees in the respective areas for which they have oversight through continuing in-service training that is provided at least annually, is designed to supplement initial training, and includes any guidance specified by the board.

C. The PIC and the responsible party shall be responsible for maintaining a written record documenting the initial and continuing training of all respective employees that shall contain:

1. The name of the person receiving the training;

2. The dates of the training;

3. A general description of the topics covered;

4. The name of the person supervising the training; and

5. The signatures of the person receiving the training and the PIC or the responsible party.

D. When a change of PIC or responsible party for the medical cannabis facility occurs, the new PIC or responsible party shall review the training record and sign it, indicating that the new PIC or responsible party understands its contents.

E. A medical cannabis facility shall maintain the record documenting the employee training and make it available in accordance with regulations.