Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 60 - Laboratories and Medical Examiner
Subchapter 05 - State Laboratory
Part 6 - Licensing Analytical Laboratories for Sampling and Testing Cannabis
Section 216-RICR-60-05-6.8 - Inspections

A. After the analytical laboratory license is issued, the analytical laboratory shall notify RIDOH when it commences operations. RIDOH may conduct a post-licensing inspection upon this commencement of operations, including but not limited to inspection for compliance of cannabis product sampling, chain of custody and testing requirements set forth in these regulations.

B. The Director or authorized agent(s) shall at all times have authority to enter upon all parts of the premises on which any cannabis plant or product analysis is conducted and of the premises appurtenant thereto, as well as the premises on which finished cannabis plant or products samples are collected by employees of the analytical laboratory testing. The purpose of these visits will be to observe and evaluate the sample collection and chain of custody procedures and/or for determining compliance with the provisions of the Medical Marijuana Act and these Regulations.

C. Each cannabis analytical laboratory shall be provided a written report by the Department of all deficiencies recorded because of an inspection or investigation within sixty (60) days of such inspection or investigation.

D. The cannabis analytical laboratory shall provide a plan of corrective action, including expected completion dates for all deficiencies listed on such report within thirty (30) days of receipt.

E. At the discretion of the Director, a follow-up inspection may be conducted to assure that all deficiencies have been corrected.