Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R444 - Disease Control and Prevention, Laboratory Improvement
Rule R444-14 - Rule for the Certification of Environmental Laboratories
Section R444-14-3 - Laboratory Certification
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A laboratory that conducts tests that are required by Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Health, and Department of Agriculture to be conducted by a laboratory must be certified under this rule.
(2) To become certified, to renew certification, or to become recertified under this rule, a laboratory must adhere to the requirements found in Volume 1 "Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis" of the TNI Standard effective January 30, 2019, which are incorporated by reference. The laboratory must also adhere requirements imposed by the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq., Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., for which they are seeking certification. Each Utah laboratory seeking certification must apply for certification through the program.
(3) The laboratory seeking certification must supply the program with any documentation requested for the application of the laboratory. Each requested document is classified a protected record under Subsections 63G-2-305(1), (2), (7), (10) and (36). Such records shall be treated as confidential.
(4) The laboratory must notify the program within 30 calendar days of any changes relevant to certification and in any aspect on its status or relating to:
