Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 3 - Laboratory Accreditation
Chapter 59 - Accreditation for Laboratories Participating in the NELAP Certification Program
Section I-5901 - Accreditation Process

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. In-state laboratories participating in the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) shall be certified under standards established by these regulations and those of the NELAP program, as found at http://134.67.104.12/html/nelac/standards.htm or by writing NELAP, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (MD-75A), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, Attention: NELAP Director, telephone (919) 541-1120. NELAP-certified laboratories shall be required to meet the requirements for reciprocity as set forth in LAC 33:I.4713.

B. The NELAP accreditation process comprises these basic steps:

1. the submittal to the department of a written request from the laboratory in the form of an application provided by the department with the payment of all applicable fees;

2. a review of personnel qualifications;

3. an on-site assessment/evaluation of the laboratory submitting the request/application by authorized representatives of the department with the appropriate laboratory background;

4. the successful participation in the NELAP-approved proficiency evaluations; and

5. a review of the quality assurance/quality control practices, and quality systems in use at the laboratory.

C. When all the requirements for accreditation have been successfully fulfilled, the department shall grant the applicant laboratory a formal notice of accreditation and a certificate of accreditation that lists those fields of testing, methods used by the laboratory, and individual analytes determined by a particular method for which the laboratory is accredited.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2011.

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