Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-4-.04

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 538-X-4-.04 - Training And Continuing Education Requirements

(1)For Licensees' Owners, Officers, Administrators, and Managers. A licensee's owners, board members, officers, administrators, managers, and any other salaried employees (as those positions and/or individuals were identified in the Business Plan provided by the licensee during the application process or as modified at any time thereafter), require training and continuing education as follows:

(a) A medical cannabis foundations training program as shall be provided by the Commission on the AMCC website at or before the issuance of licenses, to be completed prior to the licensee's commencing operations (or at the time of hiring, if after the commencement of operations).

(b) No less than twenty (20) hours of continuing education to be completed during every full calendar year after receiving the foundations training; appropriate courses must be as provided by or preapproved by the Commission, including any specific courses that are required by the Commission. For any of the foregoing individuals who, as part of their duties, have direct contact with cannabis or medical cannabis, no less than five (5) of the required continuing education hours must be from courses regarding safety of cannabis and medical cannabis.

(2)Medical Cannabis Education and Safety Training Requirements for Licensees' Employees. Licensees' hourly or non-salaried employees must complete the following:

(a) A medical cannabis foundations training program as shall be provided by the Commission on the AMCC website at or before the issuance of licenses, to be completed prior to the licensee's commencing operations (or at the time of hiring, if after the commencement of operations); and

(b) No less than ten (10) hours of continuing education of medical cannabis education and no less than five (5) hours of safety training, both of which may be conducted by the licensee or a third party, shall be completed during every full calendar year after receiving the foundations training; appropriate courses must be as provided by or preapproved by the Commission, including any specific courses that are required by the Commission.

(3)Certificates of Completion. Certificates of completion from all training and continuing education courses must be signed by the individual who has completed the course and a Human Resources Director or other person tasked with oversight of the licensee's continuing education compliance, and the same shall be kept on file for review at the time of inspection. Copies of all certificates must be maintained for at least three (3) years and must be provided electronically at any time upon the Commission's request.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 538-X-4-.04

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Author: William H. Webster

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2A-22, as amended.