New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle U - Division of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter VIII - Forensic Services
Part 6190 - New York State Accreditation Program For Forensic Laboratories
Section 6190.3 - NYS accreditation standards
Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 6190.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The commission has determined that all forensic laboratories must meet the following standards to receive NYS accreditation in disciplines other than forensic DNA testing:
(1) the laboratory must be accredited by
ANAB; or
(2) if the laboratory is
performing only toxicology analysis, it must be accredited by either ANAB or
ABFT.
(b) The commission has further determined, upon the binding recommendation of the DNA subcommittee, that any forensic laboratory performing forensic DNA testing must be accredited by ANAB to include forensic DNA testing, and must comply with all conditions of the FBI's Quality Assurance Standards.
(c) Once a forensic laboratory has been accredited by ANAB or ABFT using mock cases, the commission may receive and review the results of the mock cases.
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