ASTM D8452-22
Standard Guide for Requirements for Medical-related Professionals within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries

Standard No.

ASTM D8452-22

Release Date

2022

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D8452-22

Scope

1.1 This guide can provide certification bodies, training providers, employers, and certificate issuers, with best-practice guidance for administering their respective programs for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries. 1.2 This guide recommends requirements for experience, training, education, and the body of knowledge (BoK) necessary for medical-related professions within the cannabis and hemp industries listed in Table 1. 1.3 For purposes of this guide, a medical professional is defined as a person qualified and licensed as required by the jurisdiction to provide guidance or recommendations regarding a person’s health or fitness. 1.4 This guide provides recommendations for articulating professional requirements for training and education or earning certificates. It is part of a series of guides denoting certification requirements for professions within the cannabis and hemp industries (Guides D8346, D8347, D8348), and supporting Practice D8403 for associated certificate programs. 1.5 This guide’s content does not supersede requirements for training or earning a certificate defined by jurisdictional entities such as government or other regional regulatory bodies. 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D8452-22 Referenced Document

• ASTM D8270 Standard Terminology Relating to Cannabis*， 2023-05-15 Update
• ASTM D8346 Standard Guide for Requirements for Quality Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• ASTM D8347 Standard Guide for Requirements for Analytical Laboratory Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• ASTM D8348 Standard Guide for Requirements for Transportation and Logistics Related Professions Within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• ASTM D8403 Standard Practice for Certificate Programs within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries
• ASTM E2659 Standard Practice for Certificate Programs
• ASTM E2708 Standard Terminology for Accreditation and Certification*， 2023-11-01 Update

ASTM D8452-22 history

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