Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1290 - RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPASSIONATE USE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM
Subpart E - REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING ORGANIZATION AGENTS
Section 1290.210 - Dispensing Organization Agents
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All principal officers, agents-in-charge and agents of the dispensing organization are dispensing organization agents and shall hold an agent identification card. No person shall enter a dispensary to begin work at a dispensary prior to holding an agent identification card.
b) Only a dispensing organization principal officer or an agent-in-charge may apply for an agent identification card for himself or herself or other dispensary agents.
c) A dispensing organization agent shall visibly display an agent identification card issued by the Division at all times while at the dispensary.
d) An agent registration application shall be submitted by a dispensing organization principal officer or agent-in-charge on forms provided by the Division, along with the following:
e) The Division will deny an application or renewal of an agent identification card for a person convicted of an excluded offense.
f) If no excluded offense is found relating to the fingerprints, the applicant has submitted all required information and the applicant is otherwise qualified under the Act, the Division may approve the application or renewal. Within 15 days after approving an application or renewal, the Division shall issue an agent identification card that will be valid for the period specified on the face of the card and will be renewable upon the conditions set forth in this Part.
g) Dispensing organization agents have access to restricted access areas. They are responsible for the sale of cannabis and dispensary operations. Agents may accept deliveries from cultivation centers, and must document sales in compliance with the Act and this Part.
h) It is the responsibility of each registered dispensing organization to notify the Division of an agent's change of address.
i) Dispensing organization agents must promptly report any diversion or theft, or suspicion of diversion or theft, of cannabis or currency to the Division.
j) At least 30 days prior to the expiration of an agent identification card, the dispensing organization or the agent shall request the Division renew the annual agent identification card, include any information requested by the Division, and authorize ISP to conduct a criminal background check.
k) No dispensing organization shall, after the expiration of an agent identification card, employ or retain the holder of the card in any capacity. Upon expiration of an agent registration, the agent shall not enter the dispensary.
l) Upon termination of employment, the agent identification card shall be immediately returned to the dispensing organization. The dispensing organization shall promptly return the agent identification card to the Division.
m) The agent identification card is not transferable. It is the property of the State of Illinois and shall be surrendered upon demand of the Director.
n) A dispensing organization agent shall promptly report an arrest and any subsequent conviction of an excluded offense to the dispensing organization and to the Division.
o) Should the Division not be able to obtain the State or federal criminal records check from ISP as required by the Act and this Part, the Division may contract with a private detective or investigating agency licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 [ 225 ILCS 447 ] and in good standing with the Department for the purpose of conducting the records checks.
p) The Division may deny an application for, or a renewal of, or revoke an agent identification card, or discipline an agent, for any of the following reasons: