1. (a) An applicant for a marijuana testing facility license and a licensed marijuana testing facility shall have a written manual of standard operating procedures, with detailed instructions explaining how to perform each testing method the applicant or marijuana testing facility uses and minimum standards for each test. The written manual of standard operating procedures must be available to each employee of the marijuana testing facility at all times. The written manual of standard operating procedures must cover at least

   1. (1) sample preparation for each matrix that will be tested;
   2. (2) reagent, solution, and reference standard preparation;
   3. (3) instrument setup, if applicable;
   4. (4) standardization of volumetric reagent solutions, if applicable;
   5. (5) data acquisition;
   6. (6) calculation of results;
   7. (7) identification criteria;
   8. (8) quality control frequency;
   9. (9) quality control acceptance criteria; and
   10. (10) corrective action protocol.
2. (b) The scientific director of a marijuana testing facility shall approve, sign, and date each standard operating procedure, and each revision to any standard operating procedure. Each revision to any standard operating procedure shall be provided to the board not later than 10 days after approval by the scientific director for review by the board or the board's contractor. The revised standard operating procedure may not be implemented until approved by the board or the board's contractor.

(Eff. 2/21/2016, Register 217: am 3/25/2020, Register 233)

Authority: AS 17.38.010, AS 17.38.150, AS 17.38.900, AS 17.38.070, AS 17.38.190, AS 17.38.121, AS 17.38.200