Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Except for
certifications issued in accordance with rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative
Code,
the director may renew a laboratory certification for
analysis of drinking water upon the laboratory's successful completion of the
following:
(1) The laboratory shall maintain
a valid and unexpired laboratory certification under rule
3745-89-05
of the Administrative Code for the analyses for which renewal is
sought.
(2) The laboratory shall
submit to the director a completed application for renewal, including the parts
described in paragraphs (A)(2) and (A)(3)(a) to (A)(3)(e) of rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code, no sooner than one hundred twenty days and no later
than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the currently valid
certification. When applications are submitted in accordance with this rule and
deemed complete, the laboratory certification will be extended until such time
as an onsite survey is completed.
(3) If the applicable laboratory survey fee
is not already paid, the laboratory shall submit the appropriate laboratory
survey fee in accordance with section
3745.11 of the Revised Code.
Fees are referenced in paragraph
(A)(3)(e) of rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code.
.
(4) The laboratory shall demonstrate an
acceptable level of performance, by all persons to be included in renewal of
laboratory certification, during an on-site survey as described in paragraph
(A)(5) of rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code. An on-site survey shall also include an evaluation
of the maintenance of laboratory data. Microbiological records shall be
maintained for at least five years; chemical records shall be maintained for at
least ten years; lead and copper records shall be maintained for at least
twelve years; and, all other records shall be maintained for at least ten
years.
(5) The laboratory shall
maintain documentation that the quality assurance plan required in paragraph
(A)(2) of rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code is reviewed annually. The director may request the
documentation be submitted with the laboratory's application for
renewal.
(B)
For acceptance of certifications issued in accordance
with paragraphs (C) and (D) of rule
3745-89-02
of the Administrative Code, the director may renew a laboratory certification
for analysis of drinking water upon the laboratory's successful completion of
the requirements identified in rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative
Code..
(1)
The
laboratory shall maintain a valid and unexpired laboratory certification issued
by an accreditation program in accordance with paragraph (B) under rule
3745-89-12 of the Administrative Code for the analyses for which renewal is
sought.
(2)
The laboratory shall submit to the director for a
completed application for renewal, including the parts described in paragraph
(A) of rule 3745-89-12 of the Administrative Code, no sooner than one hundred
twenty days and no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the
currently valid certification. When applications are submitted in accordance
with this rule and deemed complete, the laboratory acceptance of certification
will be extended until expiration of certification.
(C)
When a valid certification for analysis of drinking water is not renewed in
accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule, the certification expires and
analyses by the laboratory shall not satisfy the requirements of Chapters
3745-81, 3745-82 and 3745-90, and rules
3745-91-06
and
3745-9-09,
and as specified by paragraph (B) of rule
3745-83-01
of the Administrative Code. If the laboratory wishes to be recertified for
drinking water analysis, it may apply for certification as required by rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code. Where the physical facility of the laboratory
conforms to a laboratory plan which has been previously approved, the
requirements of paragraph (A)(1) of rule
3745-89-03
of the Administrative Code may be considered to be satisfied.
(D)
The director may approve or deny an application for renewal in accordance with
rule
3745-89-06
of the Administrative Code.
