Section Env-C 304.05 - Transferring Accreditation: Changes Related To Capabilities(a) A laboratory's accreditation shall not be directly transferable when the ownership, the location, the analytical instrumentation, the principal officers, or the local management of the laboratory changes.(b) The laboratory director shall provide written notice to the department as required by Env-C 303.03 of any change related to the laboratory's capabilities, as specified in Volume 2, Module 3, Section 7.0 of the TNI standards.(c) The laboratory shall submit updated application information as specified in Env-C 303 for each change with the written notice required by (b), above.(d) The department shall issue a new certificate and analyte list within 14 calendar days of receiving the application if there is a change in location. The expiration date of the new certificate and analyte list shall be the same as the expiration date on the certificate and analyte list being replaced.(e) If the department is the primary accreditation body, the department shall conduct an assessment of the laboratory within 60 calendar days if changes reported by the laboratory affect the day-to-day operations of the laboratory.(f) If a laboratory determines that it will be appointing a new technical manager, the laboratory shall inform the department in writing of its intent within 30 calendar days of making its determination.(g) The proposed technical manager shall meet the educational and experience requirement of Volume 1, Module 2, Section 5.2.6 of the TNI standards.(h) The notice provided pursuant to (e), above, shall include a copy of the college transcript and resume of the proposed new technical manager, if the individual has been selected at the time the notice is provided.(i) If a technical manager is appointed by the laboratory without approval by the department and it is determined that the new technical manager does not meet the requirements of Volume 1, Module 2, Section 5.2.6 of the TNI standards, accreditation of the affected area(s) shall be suspended in accordance with Env-C 311.02.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-C 304.05
#4861, eff 7-6-90; ss by #5564, eff 1-28-93, EXPIRED: 1-28-99
New. #7035, INTERIM, eff 6-25-99, EXPIRES: 10-23-99
New. #7126, eff 10-29-99; ss by 9009, INTERIM, eff 10-29-07, EXPIRES: 4-26-08; ss by #9134, eff 4-19-08
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 2, Filed January 12, 2017, Proposed by #12065, Effective 1/1/2017, Expires 1/1/2027.Amended by Volume XLI Number 49, Filed December 9, 2021, Proposed by #13291, Effective 11/23/2021, Expires 11/23/2031