Facility Employee Training

PURPOSE: Under Article XIV, Sections 1 and 2 of the Missouri Constitution, the Department of Health and Senior Services has the authority to regulate and control medical and marijuana facilities. This rule explains what training all medical and marijuana facility licensees are required to provide to employees. (1) Licensees must ensure all facility employees, contractors, and volunteers, are trained in at least the following and must maintain records of employee training for at least five (5) years: (A) The use of security measures and controls that have been adopted by the licensee for the prevention of diversion, inversion, theft, or loss of marijuana product, as applicable to the employee’s duties; (B) Proper use of the state-wide track and trace system, as applicable to the employee’s duties; (C) Procedures for responding to an emergency, including severe weather, fire, natural disasters, and unauthorized intrusions; (D) The safety and sanitation procedures of the facility, as applicable to the employee’s duties; (E) Department rules and guidance as applicable to the employee’s duties; (F) All processes and procedures used by the facility that are applicable to that employee’s duties; (G) Transportation and dispensary licensees must ensure employees responsible for assisting customers or handling customer purchase records are trained in standards for maintaining the confidentiality of information related to the use of marijuana product and in procedures for verifying the identity and age of consumers, qualifying patients, and primary caregivers; and (H) Dispensary licensees must ensure that employees respon sible for assisting customers are trained in the following: 1. Procedures for verifying purchase limitations of consum ers, qualifying patients, and primary caregivers; 2. The differences in the purported effects and effectiveness of the strains of marijuana available for purchase at their dispensary and the methods of their use; 3. The expected timeframes for individuals to feel the effects of marijuana product based on their chosen method of use; and 4. Procedures for verifying a purchaser of marijuana product is of lawful age pursuant to this chapter. (2) All required employee training shall be completed no later than one (1) week after an individual begins work at a licensed facility or performs activities covered by a new or modified (3) Licensees must make all training records available for review during inspections. AUTHORITY: sections 1.3.(1)(b), 1.3.(2), 2.4(1)(b), and 2.4(4) of Article XIV, Mo. Const. Emergency rule filed Jan. 20, 2023, effective Feb. 3, 2023, expired Aug. 1, 2023. Original rule filed Jan. 20, 2023, effective July 30, 2023.