Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. No
person shall operate an approved EIA testing laboratory without first obtaining
approval from the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, and from the Board of Animal
Health.
B. The conditions for
approving an EIA testing laboratory are as follows.
1. Any person applying for an EIA testing
laboratory approval must submit a written application for approval by the board
to the office of the state veterinarian.
2. An inspection of the facility must be made
by a representative of the Office of the State Veterinarian or the
USDA/APHIS/VS who shall submit a report to the board indicating whether or not
the person applying for an EIA testing laboratory approval has the facilities
and equipment which are called for by the United States Department of
Agriculture, Veterinary Services. Any person or laboratory that performs an
official EIA test must meet and be in compliance with the requirements found in
title 9, CFR 75.4(c) and with protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory
guidance.
3. If the application is
given preliminary approval by the board, the person applying will proceed with
successful completion of training, examination, and inspection by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
C. Conditions for Maintaining Equine
Infectious Anemia Testing Laboratory Approval
1. Approved EIA testing laboratories must
maintain a work log clearly identifying each individual blood sample, EIA test
result and VS Form 10-11 or electronic equivalent approved by the board, all of
which must be preserved and available for inspection, for a period of time of
not less than 24 months from the date of the EIA test.
2. Approved EIA testing laboratories must
maintain on file and make available for inspection a copy of all VS 10-11 forms
or electronic equivalent approved by the board, for a period of 24
months.
3. Approved EIA testing
laboratories shall immediately report by telephone and facsimile or email all
positive EIA test results to the state veterinarian's office within 24 hours of
detection.
4. The state
veterinarian shall renew the approval of approved EIA testing laboratories in
January of each year, provided the approved EIA testing laboratories maintain
the standards required by this regulation and by the United States Department
of Agriculture requirements found in
9
CFR 75.4(c) and with
protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory guidance.
5. Approved EIA testing laboratories must
submit a report of all positive and negative testing numbers to the Office of
the State Veterinarian each month in a reporting format as prescribed by the
board.
6. Approved EIA testing
laboratories must submit the white original of each VS Form 10-11 or electronic
equivalent approved by the board each month to the Office of the State
Veterinarian.
7. Approved EIA
testing laboratories may charge a fee to the testing veterinarian for
conducting an EIA test.
D. All records of EIA tests conducted by an
approved EIA testing laboratory shall contain the name of the approved EIA
testing laboratory.
E. An approved
EIA testing laboratory may have its approval canceled if the board finds that
the approved laboratory has failed to meet the requirements of the EIA rules
and regulations, has falsified its records or reports, or has failed to
maintain the standards required by this regulation and by the United States
Department of Agriculture requirements found in title 9, CFR 75.4(c) and with
protocols in the latest USDA VS EIA laboratory guidance.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
3:2091-2097.
