NAC453A.422. Hygiene requirements for agents; prohibition on direct contact with marijuana, equipment or materials for agents with certain health conditions.

     1. Each medical marijuana establishment must ensure that each medical marijuana establishment agent who is employed by or volunteers at the medical marijuana establishment:

     (a) Cleans his or her hands and exposed portions of his or her arms in a hand-washing sink:

          (1) Before preparing edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products, including, without limitation, working with ingredients, equipment or utensils;

          (2) During preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing tasks;

          (3) After handling soiled equipment or utensils;

          (4) After touching bare human body parts other than his or her clean hands and exposed portions of arms; and

          (5) After using the toilet facilities.

     (b) If working directly in the preparation of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products:

          (1) Keeps his or her fingernails trimmed, filed and maintained so that the edges and surfaces are cleanable; and

          (2) Unless wearing intact gloves in good repair, does not have fingernail polish or artificial fingernails on his or her fingernails.

     (c) Wears clean clothing appropriate to the tasks assigned to him or her.

     2. If the person designated by a medical marijuana establishment to address health conditions at the medical marijuana establishment determines that a medical marijuana establishment agent who is employed by or volunteers at the medical marijuana establishment has a health condition that may adversely affect the safety or quality of the edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products at the medical marijuana establishment, that medical marijuana establishment agent is prohibited from having direct contact with any marijuana or equipment or materials for processing edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products until the designated person determines that the health condition of the medical marijuana establishment agent will not adversely affect the edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products.

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