NAC453A.336. Registration cards: Categories; required training for agents.

     1. The Division will issue medical marijuana establishment agent registration cards for each of the following categories:

     (a) An independent testing laboratory;

     (b) A cultivation facility;

     (c) A facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products; or

     (d) A medical marijuana dispensary.

     2. Each medical marijuana establishment agent registration card issued pursuant to NRS 453A.332 must indicate the applicable category. The person to whom the medical marijuana establishment registration card is issued may only be employed by or volunteer at the type of medical marijuana establishment for which he or she is registered.

     3. A medical marijuana establishment shall ensure that training is provided to a medical marijuana establishment agent before that person begins to work or volunteer at the medical marijuana establishment. Such training must include, without limitation:

     (a) The proper use of security measures and controls that have been adopted by the medical marijuana establishment for the prevention of diversion, theft or loss of marijuana;

     (b) Procedures and instructions for responding to an emergency; and

     (c) State and federal statutes and regulations regarding confidentiality of information related to the medical use of marijuana.

     4. In addition to the training set forth in subsection 3, a medical marijuana dispensary shall ensure that instruction is provided to a medical marijuana establishment agent before that person begins to work or volunteer at the medical marijuana dispensary. Such instruction must include, without limitation:

     (a) The different strains of marijuana;

     (b) The different methods of using marijuana, edible marijuana products and marijuana-infused products; and

     (c) Learning to recognize signs of medicine abuse or instability in the medical use of marijuana by a patient.

     5. In addition to the training set forth in subsection 3, an independent testing laboratory shall ensure that instruction is provided to a medical marijuana establishment agent before that person begins to work or volunteer at the independent testing laboratory. Such instruction must include, without limitation:

     (a) The good laboratory practices adopted by the independent testing laboratory; and

     (b) The standard operating procedures and the quality control and quality assurance programs of the independent testing laboratory.

     6. In addition to the training set forth in subsection 3, a cultivation facility shall ensure that instruction is provided to a medical marijuana establishment agent before that person begins to work or volunteer at the cultivation facility. Such instruction must include, without limitation:

     (a) The methods of cultivation used by the cultivation facility;

     (b) The methods of fertilization used by the cultivation facility;

     (c) Methods for recognizing the signs of insect infestation, pathogens and disease in marijuana plants, and the procedures for eradication and the safe disposal of plants so affected;

     (d) The nutritional requirements of marijuana plants at various growth stages, including, without limitation, proper mixing and dispersal of fertilizer, flushing procedures and procedures for postharvest trimming, drying and curing; and

     (e) The safe handling of equipment, including, without limitation, high-intensity discharge lamps, electrical ballasts, pumps, fans, cutting implements and other equipment for cultivation.

     7. In addition to the training set forth in subsection 3, a facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products shall ensure that instruction is provided to a medical marijuana establishment agent before that person begins to work or volunteer at the facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products. Such instruction must include, without limitation:

     (a) Understanding the difference between topical products, edible marijuana products and marijuana-infused products, as applicable to the operations of the facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products;

     (b) The procedures used by the facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products to create edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products; and

     (c) The proper procedures for handling edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products, including, without limitation, the procedures used to prepare, produce, package and store such products as required by the provisions of this chapter and chapter 453A of NRS.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014)