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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-20 - Producer selection

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The department
			 shall publish on its Internet web site, and in such other places as the
			 department deems appropriate, a notice of open applications for producer
			 licenses. Such notice shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The maximum number of producer licenses
			 to be awarded; and
(2) The criteria
			 that shall be considered in awarding the producer license.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-22 - Production facility employee registrations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 production facility employee shall be at least 18 years of age and shall be
			 registered by the department pursuant to section
			 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies before being employed by a producer.
(b) Any producer backer or other person who
			 will exercise control over, or have management responsibility for, a production
			 facility shall be registered with the department pursuant to section
			 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-23 - Notification of changes by producers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Prior to adding
			 any person as a producer backer or making any other change to the ownership of
			 the production facility, the producer shall register such additional person, on
			 forms prescribed by the commissioner, with the department pursuant to section
			 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies, and pay the accompanying registration fee set forth
			 for producer backers in section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. A producer shall not make such addition or change
			 until approved by the commissioner.
(b) Prior to making any change to the
			 producer name or production facility name, the producer shall submit an
			 application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, for such change to the
			 department and pay the fee set forth in section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. A producer shall not make such change until
			 approved by the commissioner.
(c)
			 Prior to changing a production facility location, the producer shall submit an
			 application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, for such change to the
			 department and pay the fee set forth in section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. A producer shall not make such change until
			 approved by the commissioner.
(d)
			 Prior to any modification, remodeling, expansion, reduction or other physical,
			 non-cosmetic alteration of a production facility, the producer shall submit an
			 application, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, for such change to the
			 department and pay the fee set forth in section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. A producer shall not make such change until
			 approved by the commissioner.
(e)
			 The producer shall notify the department no later than ten business days after
			 the date that a producer backer or production facility employee ceases to work
			 for or be affiliated with the producer.
(f) The producer shall notify the department
			 if the producer's production facility will be closing or if the producer does
			 not intend to renew the producer's license immediately after such decision has
			 been made. In no event shall such notification be given less than six months
			 prior to the effective date of such closing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-24 - Laboratory facility and research program employee registrations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A laboratory facility employee and
			 research program employee shall be at least 18 years of age and shall be
			 registered by the department pursuant to section
			 21a-408-25 of the Regulations of
			 the Connecticut State Agencies before being employed by a laboratory or
			 research program.
(b) Every
			 laboratory and research program employee whose place of employment changes,
			 shall report such change on a form prescribed by the commissioner, no later
			 than five business days after the change in employment becomes
			 effective.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-25 - Licenses and registrations for dispensary facilities, dispensary facility employees, producers, producer backers, production facility employees, laboratory employees and research program employees

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applicants for any of the licenses or
			 registrations set forth in this section and sections
			 21a-408-13 to
			 21a-408-24, inclusive, of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall be required to supply
			 information to the department sufficient for the department to conduct a
			 background check and determine the character and fitness of the applicant for
			 the license or registration, which information may include, but is not limited
			 to:
(1) Name;
(2) Address;
(3) Social security number or federal
			 employee identification number;
(4)
			 Date of birth or formation;
(5)
			 Name and address of the producer, production facility, dispensary facility,
			 laboratory or research program location that the applicant seeks to work for,
			 invest in or otherwise be associated with;
(6) Past employment history;
(7) Pharmacist or pharmacy technician license
			 or registration number, if applicable;
(8) Previous or current involvement in the
			 medical marijuana industry;
(9)
			 Personal references;
(10) Any
			 criminal record;
(11) Whether the
			 person has ever applied for a license or registration related to medical
			 marijuana in any state and, if so, the status of that application, license or
			 registration;
(12) Percent
			 ownership or nature of the financial interest in the producer or dispensary
			 facility, where applicable;
(13)
			 Detailed information regarding the applicant's financial position, indicating
			 all assets, liabilities, income and net worth, to demonstrate the financial
			 capacity of the applicant to build and operate a marijuana production facility
			 or dispensary facility; and
(14)
			 Such other information as the department may reasonably require to determine
			 the applicant's suitability for licensing or registration or to protect public
			 health and safety.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-26 - Department issuance of identification cards; expiration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The department shall issue each person
			 licensed or registered pursuant to sections
			 21a-408-13 to 21a-408-25,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies an identification
			 card that shall expire one year after the date of issuance.
(b) No person shall begin working at a
			 dispensary facility, production facility, laboratory or in connection with a
			 research program prior to receiving their identification card.
(c) All licensees and registrants shall
			 conspicuously display the identification cards issued by the department while
			 on the premises of a dispensary facility, production facility, laboratory or
			 research program location.
(d) The
			 dispensary facility manager, producer, laboratory owner or a representative of
			 a research program shall return to the department the identification card of
			 any dispensary facility employee, production facility employee, laboratory
			 employee or research program employee whose employment has been terminated no
			 later than five business days after such termination.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-27 - Non-transferability of licenses and registrations

Current through July 10, 2024
No person issued a license or registration pursuant to
				21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State
				Agencies shall assign or transfer such license or registration without the
				commissioner's prior approval.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-28 - Renewal applications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every person
			 issued a license or registration pursuant to sections
			 21a-408-13 to
			 21a-408-25, inclusive, of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall file a renewal application and
			 the proper fees as set forth in section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies with the department at least 45 days prior to the
			 date the existing license or registration expires.
(b) If a renewal application is not filed
			 prior to the expiration date of the applicable license or registration, the
			 license or registration shall expire and become void until the licensee or
			 registrant files a renewal application and pays all applicable fees, and the
			 renewal application is approved by the commissioner.
(c) If a renewal application and all
			 applicable fees are submitted to the department more than thirty calendar days
			 after the expiration of the license or registration, the commissioner shall not
			 renew such license or registration and the applicant shall reapply for such
			 license or registration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-30 - Escrow account terms

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The producer's
			 two million dollar escrow account, letter of credit or surety bond shall be
			 payable to the state of Connecticut in the event the commissioner determines,
			 after a hearing pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, sections
			 4-166 to 4-189, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, that the
			 producer has failed to timely and successfully complete the construction of a
			 production facility or to continue to operate such facility in a manner that
			 provides a substantially uninterrupted supply to its usual dispensary facility
			 customers during the term of the license.
(b) In addition to the other terms and
			 conditions permitted by the Act and sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the commissioner
			 shall permit the producer's two million dollar escrow account, letter of credit
			 or surety bond to be reduced by five-hundred thousand dollars upon the
			 successful achievement of each of the following milestones, resulting in a
			 potential elimination in the escrow account, letter of credit or surety bond:
(1) A determination by the commissioner that
			 the production facility is fully operational and able to commence production of
			 marijuana as provided for in the license application of the producer;
(2) A determination by the commissioner that
			 the production facility remained operational without substantial interruption
			 and without any violation of the Act or sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for a one year
			 period;
(3) A determination by the
			 commissioner that the production facility remained operational without
			 substantial interruption and without any violation of the Act or sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for an additional
			 two consecutive years; and
(4) A
			 determination by the commissioner that the production facility remained
			 operational without substantial interruption and without any violation of the
			 Act or sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for a second period
			 of two consecutive years.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-31 - Refusal to renew or issue a license or registration of a dispensary facility, dispensary facility employee, producer, production facility employee, laboratory employee or research program employee

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) If the
			 commissioner refuses to renew a dispensary facility license, producer license,
			 or laboratory license, the department shall, in accordance with the Uniform
			 Administrative Procedure Act, sections 4-166 to 4-189, inclusive, of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes, notify the licensee of its refusal and set a day
			 and place of a hearing thereon giving the licensee reasonable notice in advance
			 thereof If, at or after such hearing, the commissioner refuses to renew the
			 license, the department shall promptly provide notice of such decision to such
			 licensee.
(b) Upon refusal to issue
			 or renew a license or registration required under sections
			 21a-408-13 to
			 21a-408-25, inclusive, of the
			 Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, other than dispensary facility
			 licenses and producer licenses, the department shall provide the applicant,
			 licensee or registrant with notice of the grounds for the refusal to issue or
			 renew such person's license or registration and shall inform the person of the
			 right to request a hearing.
(1) Upon receipt
			 of such notice, the applicant, licensee or registrant may request a hearing,
			 which request shall be submitted to the department in writing not more than ten
			 calendar days after the date of the notice.
(2) If a request for a hearing is made within
			 the ten-day period, the department shall conduct a hearing in accordance with
			 the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, sections 4-166 to 4-189, inclusive,
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(3) If the applicant, licensee or registrant
			 does not request a hearing in writing within the ten-day period, the applicant
			 shall be deemed to have waived the right to a hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-33 - Suspension of dispensary facility or producer license

Current through July 10, 2024
During the period of any suspension of a dispensary facility
				license or producer license as a result of disciplinary action by the
				department:
(1) No person issued a
			 dispensary facility license shall alter the dispensary facility, unless the
			 alterations have been expressly approved in writing by the commissioner, or
			 attach to the exterior or any other part of the facility any sign indicating
			 that the premises are "closed for repairs," "closed for alterations" or any
			 like signs.
(2) The dispensary
			 facility manager shall place on the dispensary facility in the front window or
			 on the front door facing the street, a notice indicating the length of the
			 suspension and the reasons therefor. The sign shall measure a minimum of eight
			 inches in height by ten inches in width and the lettering shall be in a size
			 and style that allows such sign to be read without difficulty by persons
			 standing outside the dispensary facility. The dispensary facility manager shall
			 maintain the sign in place until the period of suspension has terminated.
(3) A dispensary facility shall
			 not offer, sell, order or receive marijuana products unless expressly approved
			 by the commissioner.
(4) The
			 dispensary facility manager shall close the entire dispensary facility for
			 business and shall securely lock all marijuana products. Dispensary facility
			 employees may visit the facility only for the necessary care and maintenance of
			 the premises.
(5) A producer whose
			 license has been suspended shall not sell, offer for sale, or deliver marijuana
			 to any dispensary facility. Production facility employees may enter the
			 premises of the production facility for the necessary care and maintenance of
			 the premises and of any marijuana and marijuana products.
(6) The commissioner may, in the
			 commissioner's discretion, accept a monetary payment as an offer in compromise
			 in lieu of or so as to reduce a suspension, from a licensee or registrant whose
			 license or registration is subject to a hearing that may result in a suspension
			 or whose license or registration has been suspended after due hearing. Such
			 offer shall include a waiver of appeal and judicial review and a certified
			 check in the amount designated by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-34 - Confidentiality of information

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as
			 provided by section
			 21a-408-50 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies, a dispensary facility employee, producer,
			 production facility employee, research program or research program employee or
			 any other person associated with a dispensary facility, producer or research
			 program, shall not disclose patient-specific or research subject-specific
			 information received and records kept pursuant to sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except that such
			 person shall disclose patient or research program subject treatment or
			 dispensing information to:
(1) The department
			 or state and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of investigating and
			 enforcing the Act or sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) Physicians, APRNs, pharmacists or other
			 dispensaries for the purpose of providing patient care and drug therapy
			 management and monitoring controlled substances obtained by the qualifying
			 patient or research program subject;
(3) A qualifying patient or research program
			 subject, but only with respect to information related to such patient or
			 research program subject;
(4) A
			 primary caregiver, but only with respect to the qualifying patient of such
			 primary caregiver;
(5) Third party
			 payors who pay claims for dispensary services rendered to a qualifying patient
			 or who have a formal agreement or contract to audit any records or information
			 in connection with such claims;
(6)
			 Any person, the state or federal government or any agency thereof pursuant to
			 an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a search warrant;
			 and
(7) Any person upon the express
			 written consent of the patient or research program subject and only with
			 respect to information related to such patient or research program subject.
			 Such written consent shall clearly identify the specific person and purpose for
			 which consent is being granted, but in no event shall such information be
			 disclosed to an electronic data intermediary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-35 - Operation of dispensary facility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No person may
			 operate a dispensary facility without a dispensary facility license issued by
			 the department.
(b) A dispensary
			 facility shall not dispense marijuana from, obtain marijuana from, or transfer
			 marijuana to, a location outside of the state of Connecticut.
(c) A dispensary facility shall not obtain,
			 cultivate, deliver, transfer, transport, sell or dispense marijuana except:
(1) It may acquire marijuana from a
			 producer;
(2) It may dispense and
			 sell marijuana to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver registered to their
			 facility and who is registered with the department pursuant to the Act and
			 section 21a-408-6 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) It
			 may dispense or sell to a research program subject pursuant to the protocols of
			 a research program approved by the commissioner under section 21a-408t of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes;
(4)
			 It may transfer, distribute, deliver, transport or sell to a research program
			 employee pursuant to the protocols of a research program approved by the
			 commissioner under section 21a-408t of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes;
(5) It may transfer,
			 distribute, deliver or transport to a hospice or other inpatient care facility
			 licensed by the Department of Public Health that has a protocol for handling
			 and distributing marijuana that has been approved by the department;
			 and
(6) It may transfer,
			 distribute, deliver or transport to an approved laboratory.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-37 - Procedures when dispensary department is closed

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 During times that the dispensary department is closed, it shall be securely
			 locked and equipped with an alarm system. Such alarm shall be activated and
			 operated separately from any other alarm system at the dispensary facility and
			 shall be able to immediately detect entrance to the dispensary department at
			 times when it is closed. Keys and access codes to the alarm system shall be
			 controlled in such a manner so as to prevent access to the dispensary
			 department by other than authorized dispensary facility employees. Only a
			 dispensary shall have the authority to deactivate the alarm system.
(b) A dispensary facility shall store
			 marijuana in an approved safe or approved vault within the dispensary
			 department and shall not sell marijuana products when the dispensary department
			 is closed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-38 - Security of the dispensary department during momentary absences of a dispensary

Current through July 10, 2024
During times when the dispensary leaves the dispensary
				department for a few moments, the dispensary shall take measures to ensure that
				adequate security of the dispensary department is provided and that entry by
				unauthorized persons is prevented or immediately detected. The presence of a
				dispensary technician in the dispensary department during these times shall be
				considered adequate security. If no such dispensary technician is available for
				this purpose, and the dispensary department is not within the view of the
				dispensary, the dispensary shall physically or electronically secure the
				dispensary department through the use of mechanisms such as a locked barrier or
				an alarm system that will prevent or immediately detect access to such
				department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-39 - Rights and responsibilities of dispensaries

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 dispensary, in good faith, may sell and dispense marijuana to any qualifying
			 patient or primary caregiver that is registered with the department. Except as
			 otherwise provided by sections
			 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the dispensary
			 dispensing the marijuana shall include the date of dispensing and the
			 dispensary's signature or initials on the dispensary facility's dispensing
			 record log.
(b) All dispensaries
			 shall register with the department to access the prescription monitoring
			 program.
(c) A dispensary shall
			 review a qualifying patient's controlled substance history report within the
			 prescription monitoring program before dispensing any marijuana to the
			 qualifying patient or the qualifying patient's primary caregiver.
(d) A dispensary shall exercise professional
			 judgment to determine whether to dispense marijuana to a qualifying patient or
			 primary caregiver if the dispensary suspects that dispensing marijuana to the
			 qualifying patient or primary caregiver may have negative health or safety
			 consequences for the qualifying patient or the public.
(e) A dispensary may dispense a portion of a
			 qualifying patient's one-month supply of marijuana. The dispensary may dispense
			 the remaining portion of the one-month supply of marijuana at any time except
			 that no qualifying patient or primary caregiver shall receive more than a
			 one-month supply of marijuana in a one-month period.
(f) A dispensary, or dispensary technician,
			 shall require the presentation of a registration certificate together with
			 another valid photographic identification issued to a qualifying patient or
			 primary caregiver, prior to selling marijuana to such qualifying patient or
			 primary caregiver.
(g) A dispensary
			 shall document a qualifying patient's self-assessment of the effects of
			 marijuana in treating the qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition
			 or the symptoms thereof A dispensary facility shall maintain such documentation
			 electronically for at least three years following the date the patient ceases
			 to designate the dispensary facility and such documentation shall be made
			 available in accordance with section 21a-408-72 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-40 - Dispensaries to assign serial number and maintain records. Transfer of records to another dispensary facility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A dispensary
			 shall assign and record a sequential serial number to each marijuana product
			 dispensed to a patient and shall keep all dispensing records in numerical order
			 in a suitable file, electronic file or ledger. The records shall indicate:
(1) The date of dispensing;
(2) The name and address of the certifying
			 physician or APRN;
(3) The name and
			 address of the qualifying patient, or primary caregiver if
			 applicable;
(4) The initials of the
			 dispensary who dispensed the marijuana; and
(5) Whether a full or partial one-month
			 supply of marijuana was dispensed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-41 - Labeling of marijuana products by dispensary

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 dispensary shall not dispense marijuana that does not bear the producer label
			 required pursuant to section
			 21a-408-58 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) A
			 dispensary, or a dispensary technician under the direct supervision of the
			 dispensary, shall completely and properly label all marijuana products
			 dispensed with all required information as follows:
(1) The serial number, as assigned by the
			 dispensary facility;
(2) The date
			 of dispensing the marijuana;
(3)
			 The quantity of marijuana dispensed;
(4) The name and registration certificate
			 number of the qualifying patient and, where applicable, the primary
			 caregiver;
(5) The name of the
			 certifying physician or APRN;
(6)
			 Such directions for use as may be included in the physician's or APRN's written
			 certification, or otherwise provided by the physician or APRN;
(7) Name of the dispensary;
(8) Name and address of the dispensary
			 facility;
(9) Any cautionary
			 statement as may be required by Connecticut state statute or regulation;
			 and
(10) A prominently printed
			 expiration date based on the producer's recommended conditions of use and
			 storage that can be read and understood by the ordinary individual.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-42 - Responsibilities of dispensary facility manager

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 dispensary facility shall employ the dispensary facility manager at the
			 dispensary facility for at least thirty-five hours per week, except as
			 otherwise authorized by the commissioner.
(b) No person shall be a dispensary facility
			 manager for more than one dispensary facility at a time.
(c) The dispensary facility manager shall be
			 responsible for ensuring that:
(1) Dispensary
			 technicians are registered and properly trained;
(2) All record-retention requirements are
			 met;
(3) All requirements for the
			 physical security of marijuana are met;
(4) The dispensary facility has appropriate
			 pharmaceutical reference materials to ensure that marijuana can be properly
			 dispensed;
(5) The following items
			 are conspicuously posted in the dispensary department in a location and in a
			 manner so as to be clearly and readily identifiable to qualifying patients and
			 primary caregivers:
(A) Dispensary facility
			 license;
(B) The name of the
			 dispensary facility manager; and
(C) The price of all marijuana products
			 offered by the dispensary facility as identified by their registered brand name
			 as set forth in section
			 21a-408-61 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies; and
(6) Any other filings or notifications
			 required to be made on behalf of the dispensary facility as set forth in
			 sections 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, are
			 completed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-43 - Dispensary technicians. Ratio. Supervision and responsibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The ratio of dispensary technicians to
			 dispensaries on duty in a dispensary department shall not exceed three
			 dispensary technicians to one dispensary.
(b) A dispensary whose license is under
			 suspension or revocation shall not act as a dispensary technician.
(c) The dispensary providing direct
			 supervision of dispensary technicians shall be responsible for the dispensary
			 technicians' actions. Any violations relating to the dispensing of marijuana
			 resulting from the actions of a dispensary technician, or the use of dispensary
			 technicians in the performance of tasks in a manner not in conformance with
			 sections 21a-408-1 to 21a-408-72,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, shall constitute
			 cause for action against the license of the dispensary. As used in this
			 subsection, "direct supervision" means a supervising dispensary who:
(1) Is physically present in the area or
			 location where the dispensary technician is performing routine marijuana
			 dispensing functions; and
(2)
			 Conducts in-process and final checks on the dispensary technician's
			 performance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-44 - Dispensary technician limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Dispensary
			 technicians shall not:
(1) Consult with a
			 qualifying patient or the patient's primary caregiver regarding marijuana or
			 other drugs, either before or after marijuana has been dispensed, or regarding
			 any medical information contained in a patient medication record;
(2) Consult with the physician who certified
			 the qualifying patient, or the physician's or APRN's agent, regarding a patient
			 or any medical information pertaining to the patient's marijuana or any other
			 drug the patient may be taking;
(3)
			 Interpret the patient's clinical data or provide medical advice;
(4) Perform professional consultation with
			 physicians, APRNs, nurses or other health care professionals or their
			 authorized agents; or
(5) Determine
			 whether a different brand or formulation of marijuana should be substituted for
			 the marijuana product or formulation recommended by the physician or APRN, or
			 requested by the qualifying patient or primary caregiver.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-45 - Dispensary technician training

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Dispensary
			 technicians shall complete initial training as determined by the dispensary
			 facility manager of each dispensary facility. Such training shall include, but
			 not be limited to:
(1) On-the-job and other
			 related education, which shall be commensurate with the tasks dispensary
			 technicians are to perform and which shall be completed prior to the regular
			 performance of such tasks;
(2)
			 Professional conduct, ethics, and state and federal statutes and regulations
			 regarding patient confidentiality; and
(3) Developments in the field of the medical
			 use of marijuana.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-46 - Dispensary facility employee training. Employee records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A dispensary facility shall provide to
			 each dispensary facility employee, prior to the employee commencing work at the
			 dispensary facility, at a minimum, training in the following:
(1) The proper use of security measures and
			 controls that have been adopted for the prevention of diversion, theft or loss
			 of marijuana;
(2) Procedures and
			 instructions for responding to an emergency; and
(3) State and federal statutes and
			 regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-47 - Dispensary facility manager notifications

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 dispensary facility shall immediately notify the department whenever the
			 dispensary facility manager ceases such management and shall immediately
			 designate with the department the name, address and license number of the
			 dispensary who assumes management of the dispensary facility. A dispensary
			 facility shall file the notice of change in management of a dispensary on a
			 form prescribed by the commissioner and shall pay the filing fee required in
			 section 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. The dispensary who ceases management of the
			 dispensary facility shall also immediately notify the department of that
			 fact.
(b) If a dispensary facility
			 manager is absent from the dispensary facility for any reason for more than
			 sixteen consecutive days, the dispensary facility shall immediately report such
			 absence to the department. The dispensary facility shall provide the department
			 with the name of the dispensary designated to be the acting dispensary facility
			 manager no later than five days after the sixteenth consecutive day of the
			 original dispensary facility manager's absence.
(c) If the absence of the dispensary facility
			 manager exceeds forty-two consecutive days, such person shall be deemed to have
			 ceased to be the dispensary facility manager for the dispensary facility In
			 such case, the dispensary facility shall, in accordance with this section,
			 immediately notify the department of the name, address and license number of
			 the dispensary who is assuming management of the dispensary facility A
			 dispensary facility shall file the notice of change of dispensary facility
			 manager on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall pay the filing fee
			 required by section
			 21a-408-29 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies. The dispensary who ceases management of the
			 dispensary facility shall also immediately notify the department of that
			 fact.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-48 - Dispensing error reporting. Quality assurance program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A dispensary facility shall display a
			 sign concerning the reporting of dispensing errors in a conspicuous location
			 visible to qualifying patients and primary caregivers. The sign shall measure a
			 minimum of eight inches in height and ten inches in width and the lettering
			 shall be in a size and style that allows such sign to be read without
			 difficulty by consumers standing at the dispensary department. The sign shall
			 bear the following statement: "If you have a concern that an error may have
			 occurred in the dispensing of your marijuana, you may contact the Department of
			 Consumer Protection, Drug Control Division, by calling (Department of Consumer
			 Protection telephone number authorized pursuant to section 21a-2 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes)."
(b)
			 A dispensary facility shall include the following printed statement on the
			 receipt or in the bag or other similar packaging in which marijuana is
			 contained: "If you have a concern that an error may have occurred in the
			 dispensing of your marijuana, you may contact the Department of Consumer
			 Protection, Drug Control Division, by calling (Department of Consumer
			 Protection telephone number authorized pursuant to section 21a-2 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes)." The dispensary facility shall print such
			 statement in a size and style that allows it to be read without difficulty by
			 patients.
(c) A dispensary facility
			 shall implement and comply with a quality assurance program that describes, in
			 writing, policies and procedures to detect, identify and prevent dispensing
			 errors. A dispensary facility shall provide to the commissioner a written copy
			 of such quality assurance program, shall distribute it to all dispensary
			 facility employees, and shall make it readily available on the premises of the
			 dispensary facility. Such policies and procedures shall include:
(1) Directions for communicating the details
			 of a dispensing error to the physician or APRN who certified a qualifying
			 patient and to the qualifying patient, the patient's primary caregiver or
			 appropriate family member if the patient is deceased or is unable to fully
			 comprehend the communication. Such communication shall describe methods of
			 correcting the dispensing error or reducing the negative impact of the error on
			 the qualifying patient; and
(2) A
			 process to document and assess dispensing errors to determine the cause of the
			 error and an appropriate response.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-49 - Review of dispensing errors

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A dispensary
			 facility manager shall notify all dispensary employees that the discovery or
			 reporting of a dispensing error shall be relayed immediately to a dispensary on
			 duty.
(b) A dispensary facility
			 manager shall ensure that a dispensary performs a quality assurance review for
			 each dispensing error. A dispensary shall commence such review as soon as is
			 reasonably possible, but no later than two business days from the date the
			 dispensing error is discovered.
(c)
			 A dispensary facility manager shall create a record of every quality assurance
			 review This record shall contain at least the following:
(1) The date or dates of the quality
			 assurance review and the names and titles of the persons performing the
			 review;
(2) The pertinent data and
			 other information relating to the dispensing error reviewed;
(3) Documentation of contact with the
			 qualifying patient, primary caregiver where applicable, and the physician or
			 APRN who certified the patient as required by the quality assurance program
			 implemented pursuant to section
			 21a-408-48 of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies;
(4) The
			 findings and determinations generated by the quality assurance review;
			 and
(5) Recommended changes to
			 dispensary facility policy, procedure, systems, or processes, if any
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-50 - Electronic system record-keeping safeguards

Current through July 10, 2024
If a dispensary facility uses an electronic system for the
				storage and retrieval of patient information or other marijuana records, the
				dispensary facility shall use a system that:
(1) Guarantees the confidentiality of the
			 information contained therein;
(2)
			 Is capable of providing safeguards against erasures and unauthorized changes in
			 data after the information has been entered and verified by the dispensary;
			 and
(3) Is capable of being
			 reconstructed in the event of a computer malfunction or accident resulting in
			 the destruction of the data bank.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-51 - Dispensary reporting into the prescription monitoring program

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At least once per day a dispensary shall
			 transmit electronically to the Drug Control Division the information set forth
			 in the most recent edition of the Standard for Prescription Monitoring Programs
			 established by the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy, a copy of which
			 may be purchased from the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy on their
			 Internet web site:
www.asapnet.org
.
(b) A dispensary shall transmit at least once
			 per day to the department, in a format approved by the department, the fields
			 listed in this subsection, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Drug Enforcement Administration Pharmacy
			 number, which shall be populated by a number provided by the
			 department;
(2) Birth
			 date;
(3) Sex code;
(4) Date order filled, which shall be the
			 date marijuana is dispensed;
(5)
			 Order number, which shall be the serial number assigned to each marijuana
			 product dispensed to a patient;
(6)
			 New-refill code;
(7)
			 Quantity;
(8) Days
			 supply;
(9) National Drug Code
			 number, which shall be provided by the department;
(10) Drug Enforcement Administration
			 Prescriber identification number;
(11) Date order written, which shall be the
			 date the written certification was issued;
(12) Number of refills authorized;
(13) Order origin code, which shall be
			 provided by the department;
(14)
			 Patient last name;
(15) Patient
			 first name;
(16) Patient street
			 address;
(17) State;
(18) Payment code for either cash or
			 third-party provider; and
(19) Drug
			 name, which shall be the brand name of the marijuana product.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-52 - Transportation of marijuana by dispensary facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Prior to transporting any marijuana or marijuana product, a dispensary facility
			 shall:
(1) Complete a shipping manifest using
			 a form prescribed by the commissioner; and
(2) Securely transmit a copy of the manifest
			 to the laboratory, research program location, hospice or other inpatient care
			 facility that will receive the products and to the department at least
			 twenty-four hours prior to transport.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-53 - Security requirements for dispensary facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A
			 dispensary facility shall:
(1) Not maintain
			 marijuana in excess of the quantity required for normal, efficient
			 operation;
(2) Store all marijuana
			 in an approved safe or approved vault and in such a manner as to prevent
			 diversion, theft or loss;
(3)
			 Maintain all marijuana in a secure area or location accessible only to
			 specifically authorized employees, which shall include only the minimum number
			 of employees essential for efficient operation;
(4) Keep all approved safes and approved
			 vaults securely locked and protected from entry, except for the actual time
			 required to remove or replace marijuana;
(5) Keep all locks and security equipment in
			 good working order;
(6) Not allow
			 keys to be left in the locks and not store or place keys in a location
			 accessible to persons other than specifically authorized employees;
(7) Not allow other security measures, such
			 as combination numbers, passwords or electronic or biometric security systems,
			 to be accessible to persons other than specifically authorized
			 employees;
(8) Keep the dispensary
			 department securely locked and protected from entry by unauthorized employees;
			 and
(9) Post a sign at all entry
			 ways into any area of the dispensary facility containing marijuana, including a
			 room with an approved safe or approved vault, which sign shall be a minimum of
			 twelve inches in height and twelve inches in width which shall state: "Do Not
			 Enter - Limited Access Area -Access Limited to Authorized Employees Only" in
			 lettering no smaller than one-half inch in height.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-54 - Operation of production facility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Only a producer
			 shall own and operate a production facility
(b) A producer shall not:
(1) Produce or manufacture marijuana in any
			 place except its approved production facility;
(2) Sell, deliver, transport or distribute
			 marijuana from any place except its approved production facility;
(3) Produce or manufacture marijuana for use
			 outside of Connecticut;
(4) Sell,
			 deliver, transport or distribute marijuana to any place except a dispensary
			 facility, laboratory or approved research program located in
			 Connecticut;
(5) Enter into an
			 exclusive agreement with any dispensary facility;
(6) Refuse to deal with any dispensary
			 facility that is willing to deal with such producer on the same terms and
			 conditions as other dispensary facilities with whom the producer is dealing;
			 or
(7) Either directly or
			 indirectly discriminate in price between different dispensary facilities that
			 are purchasing a like, grade, strain, brand, and quality of marijuana or
			 marijuana product, provided nothing in this subdivision shall prevent
			 differentials which only make due allowance for differences in the cost of
			 manufacture, sale or delivery resulting from the differing methods or
			 quantities in which such marijuana or marijuana products are sold or delivered
			 to such dispensary facilities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › 408 - Palliative Use of Marijuana › Section 21a-408-55 - Minimum requirements for the storage and handling of marijuana by producers

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All production
			 facilities shall:
(1) Have storage areas that
			 provide adequate lighting, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity,
			 space, equipment, and security conditions for the production and manufacture of
			 marijuana;
(2) Separate for
			 storage, in a quarantined area, marijuana that is outdated, damaged,
			 deteriorated, misbranded, or adulterated, or whose containers or packaging have
			 been opened or breached, until such marijuana is destroyed;
(3) Be maintained in a clean and orderly
			 condition; and
(4) Be free from
			 infestation by insects, rodents, birds, or vermin of any kind.