Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 149 - Laboratory Accreditation
Subchapter II - Program Administration
Section NR 149.08 - Acceptance of other accreditations, licenses, or approvals

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 149.08

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) AGRICULTURE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AGREEMENT. The department shall accept the accreditation, licensure, or approval by the department of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection for microbiological testing performed by a laboratory submitting or generating data for a covered program.

(2) LABORATORIES ACCREDITED, LICENSED, OR APPROVED BY OTHER GOVERNMENTS.

(a) The department may negotiate with and attempt to enter into agreements with federal agencies and agencies of other states to reciprocally accept accreditations of laboratories under this chapter.

(b) The department may accept the accreditation, licensure, or approval of a laboratory by another state or an agency of the federal government if the standards used for the qualification of a laboratory are substantially equivalent to those established in this chapter.

(c) The department may not accept the accreditation, licen-sure, or approval of a laboratory by another state or an agency of the federal government, unless that state or federal agency accepts laboratories accredited under this chapter.

(3) PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AGREEMENTS.

(a) The department may enter into agreements with private not-for-profit organizations to accept accreditation of laboratories under this chapter.

(b) The department may accept the accreditation, licensure, or approval of a laboratory by a private not-for-profit organization if the organization's standards used for the qualification of a laboratory are substantially equivalent to those established in this chapter.

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