2023 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 21a - Consumer Protection
Chapter 420f - Palliative Use of Marijuana
Section 21a-408r. - Licensure of laboratories and registration of employees. Regulations. Fees.

(a) No person may act as a laboratory or represent that such person is a laboratory unless such person has (1) obtained a license from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section, or (2) (A) been granted approval by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection as of October 1, 2021, and (B) submitted an application to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection for licensure pursuant to this section in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Such person may continue to act as a laboratory until such application for licensure under this section is approved or denied by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no person may act as a laboratory employee or represent that such person is a laboratory employee unless such person has obtained a registration from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section.

(c) Prior to the effective date of regulations adopted under this section, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may issue a temporary certificate of registration to a laboratory employee. The commissioner shall prescribe the standards, procedures and fees for obtaining a temporary certificate of registration as a laboratory employee.

(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to (1) provide for the licensure or registration of laboratories and laboratory employees, (2) establish standards and procedures for the revocation, suspension, summary suspension and nonrenewal of laboratory licenses and laboratory employee registrations, provided such standards and procedures are consistent with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-182, (3) establish a license or registration renewal fee for each licensed laboratory and registered laboratory employee, provided the aggregate amount of such license, registration and renewal fees shall not be less than the amount necessary to cover the direct and indirect cost of licensing, registering and regulating laboratories and laboratory employees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and (4) establish other licensing, registration, renewal and operational standards deemed necessary by the commissioner.

(e) Any fees collected by the Department of Consumer Protection under this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund.

(P.A. 16-23, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 78.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 added new Subsec. (a) re licensure of laboratories and redesignated existing Subsecs. (a) to (d) as Subsecs. (b) to (e), amended redesignated Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, delete “licensed” before “laboratory employee” and replace “license” with “registration”, amended redesignated Subsec. (d) to add “or registration” in Subdiv. (1), add “licenses” after “laboratory” and replace “licenses” with “registrations” in Subdiv. (2), add references to “registration” or “registering” in Subdivs. (3) and (4) and to change “licensed” to “registered” in Subdiv. (3).