A. Applications for accreditation shall be made in the form and manner established by the Department of Environmental Quality.
B. The Department may make on-site evaluations of applicant laboratories.
C. 1. Based upon completion of the criteria evaluation by the Department or other evaluations, the Department shall either issue or deny accreditation to an applicant laboratory.
2. Only those laboratories that meet Department rules shall be accredited. Letters of accreditation shall be issued only for the categories or analytes for which the capabilities and adequacy of the laboratory have been demonstrated.
3. Causes for denial of an application shall include, but not be limited to, the misrepresentation of or the omission of fact or facts from any accreditation application or the failure to demonstrate compliance with Board rules. If accreditation is denied, the Department shall give written notice to the applicant of such denial and the reasons therefor.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 35, eff. July 1, 1993. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 118, § 6, emerg. eff. April 22, 2003.