3VAC10-30-120. Conditional approval.
A. Following the deadline for receipt of applications, the board shall evaluate each complete and timely submitted application and may grant conditional approval on a competitive basis based on compliance with requirements set forth in 3VAC10-30-110.
B. The board shall consider, but is not limited to, the following criteria in evaluating pharmaceutical processor permit applications:
1. The results of the criminal background checks required in 3VAC10-30-110 B 3 or any history of disciplinary action imposed by a state or federal regulatory agency;
2. The location for the proposed pharmaceutical processor, which shall not be within 1,000 feet of a school or daycare;
3. The applicant's ability to maintain adequate control against the diversion, theft, and loss of the cannabis, to include the seeds, any parts, or extracts of the cannabis plants or the cannabis products;
4. The applicant's ability to maintain the knowledge, understanding, judgment, procedures, security controls, and ethics to ensure optimal safety and accuracy in the dispensing and sale of cannabis products;
5. The extent to which the applicant or any of the applicant's pharmaceutical processor owners have a financial interest in another license, permit, registrant, or applicant; and
6. Any other reason provided by state or federal statute or regulation that is not inconsistent with the law and regulations regarding pharmaceutical processors.
C. The board may disqualify any applicant who:
1. Submits an incomplete, false, inaccurate, or misleading application;
2. Fails to submit an application by the published deadline;
3. Fails to pay all applicable fees; or
4. Fails to comply with all requirements for a pharmaceutical processor.
D. Following review, the board shall notify applicants of denial or conditional approval. The decision of the board not to grant conditional approval to an applicant shall be final.
E. If granted conditional approval, an applicant shall have one year from date of notification to complete all requirements for issuance of a permit, to include employment of a PIC, responsible party, and other personnel necessary for operation of a pharmaceutical processor, construction or remodeling of a facility, installation of equipment, and securing local zoning approval.
Statutory Authority
§§ 4.1-601, 4.1-604, and 4.1-606 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 11, eff. January 1, 2024.