Utah Admin. Code R66-10-8 - Security Standards
(1) A closed-door
medical cannabis pharmacy shall comply with security standards established in
Section 4-41a-1101 and this rule.
(2) A closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy
shall have security equipment sufficient to deter and prevent unauthorized
entrance into the closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy that includes equipment
required in this section.
(3) A
closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy shall be equipped with a secure lock on
the entrance to the closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy.
(4) A closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy
shall have electronic monitoring including:
(a) at least one 19-inch or greater call-up
monitor;
(b) a printer, capable of
immediately producing a clear still photo from any video camera
image;
(c) video cameras that:
(i) have a recording resolution of at least
640 x 470, or the equivalent;
(ii)
provide coverage of the single entrance to and exits from the
building;
(iii) are capable of
identifying any activity occurring in or adjacent to the closed-door medical
cannabis pharmacy building;
(iv)
record continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or are motion
activated;
(v) record at each
product packaging and product destruction or disposal location; and
(vi) will allow for the identification of a
medical cannabis visitor or closed-door pharmacy employee;
(d) a method for storing recordings from the
video camera for at least 45 calendar days:
(i) a surveillance system storage device used
for locally stored footage shall be secured in the facility in a lock box,
cabinet, closet, or secured in another manner, to protect from employee
tampering or criminal theft; and
(ii) access to footage stored on a remote
server shall be restricted to protect from employee tampering;
(e) a failure notification system
that provides an audible and visual notification of failure in the electronic
monitoring system;
(f) sufficient
battery backup for the video camera and recording equipment to support
recording in the event of a power outage; and
(g) a date and time stamp embedded on video
camera recordings that is set correctly.
(5) Security measures implemented by a
closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy to deter and prevent unauthorized
entrance or theft of products and to ensure the safety of employees, shall
include measures to:
(a) store medical
cannabis products and medical cannabis devices in a secure locked limited
access area in a manner as to prevent diversion, theft, and loss;
(b) keep safes, vaults, and any other
equipment or areas used for storage, including before disposal of the product,
securely locked and protected during times other than the time required to
remove or replace medical cannabis product or medical cannabis
devices;
(c) keep locks and
security equipment in good working order and document that equipment is
functioning properly at least two times per calendar year;
(d) prohibit keys from being left in locks,
stored, or placed in a location accessible to any person other than
specifically authorized personnel;
(e) prohibit accessibility to any person
other than specifically authorized personnel;
(f) ensure that the outside perimeter of the
building is sufficiently lit to facilitate surveillance;
(g) ensure that medical cannabis products and
medical cannabis devices are kept out of plain sight and are not visible from a
public place; and
(h) secure each
product following any instance of diversion, theft, or loss of product, and
conduct an assessment to determine whether additional safeguards are
necessary.
(6)
(a) While inside the closed-door medical
cannabis pharmacy, each employee shall wear an identification tag or similar
form of identification.
(b) The tag
shall list the employees' position at the closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy
as a PMP or pharmacy agent.
(c) A
PMP shall carry their registration card when:
(i) they are on the premises of a closed-door
medical cannabis pharmacy; and
(ii)
they are transporting a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form, or a
medical cannabis device.
(7) A closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy
shall keep and maintain a log showing:
(a) the
full name of each visitor entering the facility;
(b) the badge number issued;
(c) the date and time of arrival;
(d) the date and time of departure;
and
(e) the purpose of the
visit.
(8) The visitor
log shall be maintained by the closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy for a
minimum of one year.
(9) The
closed-door medical cannabis pharmacy shall make the visitor log available to
the department upon request.
(10)
Only a PMP or a pharmacy agent shall have access to the closed-door medical
cannabis pharmacy when the closed-door pharmacy is closed.
(11) The closed-door medical cannabis
pharmacy, or parent company, shall maintain a record of not less than five
years of the names and work schedules of each PMP or pharmacy agent that has
worked at the facility.
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