Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 3 - Laboratory Accreditation
Chapter 47 - Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) State Accreditation Requirements
Section I-4701 - Accreditation Process
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-4701
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The department accreditation process comprises four basic steps:
1. the submittal to the Office of
Environmental Assessment of a written request from the laboratory in the form
of an application provided by the department, along with payment of all
applicable fees;
2. an on-site
assessment/evaluation of the laboratory submitting the request/application by
authorized representatives of the department with the appropriate laboratory
background;
3. the successful
participation in department-approved applicable proficiency evaluations;
and
4. both periodic technical
evaluation of the laboratory and periodic submittal by the laboratory of
written documentation that all requirements of the department accreditation
program are being fulfilled in order to maintain accreditation.
B. When all requirements for accreditation have been successfully fulfilled, the department shall grant the applicant laboratory a formal notice of certification that lists those matrices, analytes, and methods for which the laboratory is certified. The certificate must be posted within public view in the laboratory setting.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2011.
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