15A NCAC 02H .1107      RECERTIFICATION

(a)  A laboratory decertified for any reason other than the submittal of falsified data reports or other information shall be recertified after 30 days upon demonstrating to the State Laboratory that all deficiencies have been corrected.

(b)  In the case of a laboratory decertified for submitting falsified data reports or other information, recertification shall not occur prior to 12 months after the decertification and then only at such time as the laboratory has demonstrated to the Director, or their delegate, that the standards for initial certification have been met.

(c)  If a laboratory that was decertified due to either failure of proficiency testing samples or split samples seeks recertification, the laboratory shall submit a written request to the State Laboratory requesting evaluations for the category pursuant to Rule .1106(b) of this Section for which the laboratory was decertified. Two consecutive samples shall have acceptable results as set forth in Rule .1106 of this Section to achieve recertification. The first of these samples for recertification shall be submitted or arranged by the Division no later than 30 days after receipt of the written request. The second shall be submitted or arranged no later than 30 days after the first.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143‑215.3(a)(10); 143‑215.66;

Eff. October 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1993;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.