Section 11-850-132 - Requirements for laboratory certification(a) No laboratory is authorized to handle or analyze cannabis or manufactured cannabis products unless that laboratory is certified by the department as specified in this subchapter, except as provided in subsection (d).(b) The department may grant a certification to a laboratory to analyze cannabis and manufactured cannabis products if that laboratory:(1) Is independent from all medical cannabis dispensary licensees and employees and all other persons and entities with a financial interest in a dispensary licensee;(2) Is accredited in Hawaii by an accreditation body whose standards are equivalent to the International Standards for Organization (ISO) 17025, with a scope of accreditation that includes analytes listed in section 11-850-135(c) for cannabis and manufactured cannabis products;(3) Demonstrates capacity and proficiency to test cannabis and manufactured cannabis products in accordance with this chapter;(4) Has established standard operating procedures that include chain of custody for samples transferred to the laboratory or between laboratories for analysis; and(5) Has obtained a certification of registration from the department of public safety in accordance with section 329-32, HRS, and chapter 23-200.(c) The department may grant a provisional certification to a laboratory to analyze cannabis and manufactured cannabis products if that laboratory:(1) Is owned or operated by a laboratory that is accredited in another jurisdiction by an accreditation body whose standards are equivalent to the ISO 17025, with a scope of accreditation that includes cannabis and manufactured cannabis products;(2) Has applied to be ISO 17025 accredited in Hawaii by an accreditation body whose standards are equivalent to the International Standards for Organization (ISO), for a scope of accreditation that includes analytes listed in section 11-850-135(c) for cannabis and manufactured cannabis products; and(3) Meets the requirements in subsection (b) (1), (3), (4), and (5).(d) A laboratory applying for certification under this subchapter may handle and analyze samples of cannabis or manufactured cannabis products for the purpose of becoming certified pursuant to this subchapter provided the laboratory has obtained a certification of registration from the department of public safety in accordance with section 329-32, HRS, and chapter 23-200 prior to handling or analyzing samples.Haw. Code R. § 11-850-132
[Eff 12/14/15; §11-850-82; am, ren § 11-850-132, and comp 2/24/2022] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 329D-7, 329D-8, 329D-9, 329D-27) (Imp: HRS §§ 329D-7, 329D-8, 329D-9; SLH 2017, Act 170, §3)