Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-15-36

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 23, June 6, 2024

Section 28-15-36 - Requirements for accreditation of environmental laboratories other than field laboratories

(a) For the purposes of this regulation, the definitions in the "environmental laboratory accreditation glossary," published August 2006 by the department and hereby adopted by reference, shall apply.

(b) The requirements for the approval of environmental laboratories shall be those requirements listed in sections 2.1.3, 2.2.3, 4.1.1, 4.1.8, 5.4, and 5.5 and appendices C, D.1, D.2, D.3, and D.4 of chapter 5 of "2003 NELAC standard," EPA/600/R-04/003, approved at the ninth NELAC annual meeting on June 5, 2003. The sections and appendices specified in this subsection are hereby adopted by reference.

(c) Each environmental laboratory shall meet all of the following requirements for the use of NELAC accreditation:

(1) Not misrepresent its fields of accreditation, methods, or analytes or its accreditation status on any document. These documents shall include laboratory reports, catalogs, advertising, business solicitations, proposals, quotations, and other materials;

(2) post or display its most recent accreditation certificate or its fields of accreditation in a prominent place in the laboratory facility;

(3) make accurate statements concerning its fields of accreditation and accreditation status;

(4) include at least the phrase "NELAP accredited" and the laboratory's accreditation number or other identifier if the accrediting authority's name is used on general literature, including catalogs, advertising, business solicitations, proposals, quotations, laboratory analytical reports, and any other materials; and

(5) not use its certificate, its accreditation status, the NELAC or NELAP logo, or both logos to imply endorsement by the department.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-15-36

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1,109a; implementing K.S.A. 65-171l and 65-1,109a; effective, E-79-14, June 23, 1978; effective May 1, 1979; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1988; amended Jan. 24, 1994; amended May 25, 2001; amended March 26, 2004; amended June 1, 2007.