1. A. A licensee shall develop, establish, maintain, implement, and follow a written training program for all technical skills in each discipline and subdiscipline for each new or untrained employee and employees who need remedial training.

2. B. A licensee shall ensure that available to all technical employees is a discipline-specific training program that includes:

   1. (1) All aspects of the work being performed by the laboratory for each discipline and subdiscipline in which the laboratory performs case work;
   2. (2) Ethics and data integrity;
   3. (3) Criminal and civil law procedures;
   4. (4) Criteria or requirements to demonstrate competence;
   5. (5) Moot court training if court testimony may be required; and
   6. (6) Expert witness training if expert witness testimony may be required.

3. C. A licensee shall ensure that training records include at least:

   1. (1) Competency assessments;
   2. (2) Proficiency testing results;
   3. (3) Documentation of all training;
   4. (4) Documentation of training that occurred at a previous job, if applicable;
   5. (5) Written authorization by the laboratory director and technical leader to conduct independent casework in each type of testing assigned; and
   6. (6) Documentation of all continuing education.

Authority: Health-General Article, Title 17, Subtitle 2A, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 660)

Regulation .01K amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .05C amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .07C amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .09C, D amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .10B amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .12B amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)

Regulation .15A, C amended effective July 20, 2015 (42:14 Md R. 880)