1. A. Primary Standard. A person seeking or holding a public health testing license shall employ or otherwise engage the services of a director to oversee and manage the public health testing program.

2. B. The director of a public health testing program shall oversee the planning, organization, direction, operation, and review of the program's operations, including:

   1. (1) Recruiting competent personnel;
   2. (2) Providing and documenting initial training and continuing education of program personnel;
   3. (3) Communicating and consulting with program personnel on a regular basis;
   4. (4) Conducting and documenting periodic on-site visits at the testing sites;
   5. (5) Maintaining the quality assessment plan; and
   6. (6) Ensuring that the program, testing site, and personnel meet applicable federal requirements and all standards and requirements set forth in this chapter.

Authority: Health-General Article, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.10 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 19, 2005 (32:3 Md. R. 287); adopted permanently effective March 14, 2005 (32:5 Md. R. 580)

Regulation .01A, B amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .02B amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473); March 1, 2026 (52:24 Md. R. 1198)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .04 amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .04D amended effective March 1, 2026 (52:24 Md. R. 1198)

Regulation .04E amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 953)

Regulation .06D, E amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .07B amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473); March 1, 2026 (52:24 Md. R. 1198)

Regulation .09 amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)

Regulation .10 amended effective April 1, 2013 (40:6 Md. R. 473)