Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 475A.590 - Testing standards and processes; rules(1) As is necessary to protect the public health and safety, and in consultation with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and the State Department of Agriculture, the Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules: (a) Establishing standards for testing psilocybin products.(b) Identifying appropriate tests for psilocybin products, depending on the type of psilocybin product and the manner in which the psilocybin product was manufactured, that are necessary to protect the public health and safety, which may include, but not be limited to, tests for: (A) Microbiological contaminants;(D) Solvents or residual solvents; and(E) Psilocybin concentration.(c) Establishing procedures for determining batch sizes and for sampling psilocybin products.(d) Establishing different minimum standards for different varieties of psilocybin products.(2) In addition to the testing requirements established under subsection (1) of this section, the authority may require psilocybin products to be tested in accordance with any applicable law of this state, or any applicable rule adopted under a law of this state, related to the production and processing of food products or commodities.(3) In adopting rules under ORS 475A.210 to 475A.722, the authority may require a psilocybin product manufacturer that holds a license under ORS 475A.290 to test psilocybin products before selling or transferring the psilocybin products.(4) The authority may conduct random testing of psilocybin products for the purpose of determining whether a licensee subject to testing under subsection (3) of this section is in compliance with this section.(5) In adopting rules to implement this section, the authority may not require a psilocybin product to undergo the same test more than once unless the psilocybin product is processed into a different type of psilocybin product or the condition of the psilocybin product has fundamentally changed.(6) The testing of psilocybin products as required by this section must be conducted by a laboratory licensed by the authority under ORS 475A.594 and accredited by the authority under ORS 475A.606.(7) In adopting rules under subsection (1) of this section, the authority: (a) Shall consider the cost of a potential testing procedure and how that cost will affect the cost to the ultimate client; and(b) May not adopt rules that are more restrictive than is reasonably necessary to protect the public health and safety.