Wash. Admin. Code § 16-310-140 - Evaluation and issuance of accreditation
(1) After the department's determination that
an applicant laboratory has met the requirements in chapter 16-309 WAC and this
chapter, the department will grant approval of the application and provide the
applicant laboratory with proof of accreditation and a scope of accreditation
listing the accredited parameters.
(2) If the department grants an interim or
provisional accreditation, the department will provide the laboratory a report
specifying deficiencies and/or missing information necessary to upgrade all
parameters to accreditation status.
(3) If the department denies the application
for accreditation in whole, it will provide written notification to the
applicant laboratory specifying:
(a) Areas of
deficiency in meeting the requirements in chapter 16-309 WAC or this chapter;
and
(b) Any missing information the
department needs to complete the review of the laboratory's
application.
(4) The
laboratory shall have 30 calendar days from the receipt of the notification to
provide the requested information to the department or provide documentation to
the department that describes how the specified deficiencies have or will be
corrected. Initial accreditation will not be issued until deficiencies have
been corrected.
(a) Based on its review of
documentation provided by the applicant laboratory, the department will issue a
written decision that states whether the laboratory's application is granted or
denied.
(b) If the requested
information is not provided within the required time frame, the department will
deny the application and the applicant must submit a new application to the
department if they seek to obtain accreditation.
Notes
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