N.M. Admin. Code § 16.8.10.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 16.8.10.8 - CANNABIS SERVER PERMITS: ISSUANCE, DISTRIBUTION, REPLACEMENT

A.Cannabis server permit required. A licensee approved to operate a cannabis consumption area and all servers must satisfactorily complete a program every three years to obtain a server permit. No person shall be employed as a server on a licensed cannabis consumption area unless that person obtains a server permit, except that a person not previously certified must obtain a server permit within 30 days of employment.

B.Server permit issuance. Satisfactory completion of a certified program will be determined by the student earning a score of eighty percent or higher on an approved test administered at the end of a classroom program or administered at the end of or after completion of a module for on-line programs. Each student who satisfactorily completes a certified program may be issued a server permit by the division. If the student has a child support hold placed on him or her by the human services department, the division shall not issue a server permit to that student until the child support hold has been lifted.

C.Providers' duty to inform the division of student's satisfactory completion. Within 10 business days of satisfactory completion of any certified program, the provider who administered the program shall submit to the division a server permit application for each student who satisfactorily completed the program, including their name, personal identifier, address, date of birth, and any other information required by the division on forms prescribed by the division and in accordance with methods prescribed by the division, including electronic submission. Server permits will be numbered sequentially to provide a unique number for each student who satisfactorily completes a program. Any application received by the division more than 10 business days after the date the course was completed will subject the provider to a late fee of five dollars ($5) per application. Any incomplete application received by the division shall be returned to the provider for completion.

D.Division will distribute permits. The division will prepare and distribute the server permits to the student within 90 days of satisfactory completion of a certified program. Providers are required to store original server permit applications in a secured manner for six months from the date of satisfactory completion of the certified program. After six months from the date of satisfactory completion, providers may destroy the original server permit applications through shredding or another method that ensures the information cannot be stolen or otherwise re-used.

E.Temporary Server Permits. Providers who administer a classroom program may issue temporary server permits by recording the test grade on the server permit application and issuing a designated copy of the application to the student. Providers who administer on-line programs may issue temporary server permits by allowing the student to print out a computer generated document, containing information as required by the division, upon satisfactory completion of the program by student. Temporary server permits are valid for 90 days from the date the exam is successfully completed. Photocopies of the designated copy of the application or computer print-out are not valid temporary server permits. If the server loses the temporary server permit, it is the responsibility of the provider to supply a replacement temporary server permit. Providers are required to inform all students that it will take up to 120 days from the date the exam is successfully completed for the server to receive a permanent permit from the division and that if the server needs a replacement temporary server permit the server may obtain one from the provider.

F.Replacement server permits. Requests for replacement server permits must be submitted in writing to the division. Requests must be made by the server, must be submitted on forms prescribed by the division and must be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) replacement fee in the form approved by the division. If the request is made in person, the server must present a valid, government issued identification card. If the request is made by mail, the server must enclose a photocopy of a valid, government issued identification card. A request to change the name of the server may, in lieu of a valid, government issued identification card, include a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.8.10.8

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, July 12, 2022, eff. 7/12/2022