216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-20-4.7

Current through December 26, 2024

Section 216-RICR-20-20-4.7 - General Security Requirements

A. All applicants and registrants shall provide effective controls and procedures to guard against theft and diversion of controlled substances.

B. In determining whether an applicant or registrant has demonstrated maintenance of effective security controls pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-3.28, the Director may consider, but not be limited to, the following factors:

1. The type of activity conducted;

2. The type and form of controlled substances handled;

3. The quantity of controlled substances handled;

4. The location of the premises and the relationship such location bears on security needs;

5. The type of building construction comprising the facility and the general characteristics of the building or buildings;

6. The type of vault, safe, and secure enclosures or other storage system used;

7. The type of closures on vaults, safes, and secure enclosures;

8. The adequacy of key control systems and/or combination lock control systems;

9. The adequacy of electric detection and alarm systems, if any including use of supervised transmittal lines and standby power sources;

10. Method sought to be used for transportation of said controlled substance being distributed (e.g., common carrier, contract carrier, interstate carrier, private carrier, or other);

11. The extent of unsupervised public access to the facility, including the presence and characteristics of perimeter fencing, if any;

12. The adequacy of supervision over employees having access to manufacturing and storage areas;

13. The procedures for handling business guests, visitors, maintenance personnel, and nonemployee service personnel;

14. The availability of local police protection or of the registrant's or applicant's security personnel;

15. Recordkeeping requirements of the Act;

16. Drug destruction requirements of the Act;

17. The adequacy of the registrant's or applicant's system for monitoring the receipt, manufacture, distribution, and disposition of controlled substances in its operations;

18. The applicability of the security requirements contained in all Federal and Rhode Island laws and regulations governing the management of waste;

19. Past experience of the Department;

20. Past patterns of abuse, arrest, and noncompliance by distributors in Rhode Island, drug destruction data, citizen and police complaints, detection of samples, outside of legitimate channels, seizure of misbranded drugs; and

21. Any other factor which would assist the Director to conclude that the registration for each distributor is not inconsistent with the public interest.

216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-20-20-4.7

Amended effective 1/2/2020