Section Env-C 309.03 - Follow-up Assessments(a) The department or TPAO shall conduct a follow-up assessment if:(1) The deficiencies noted during any assessment are so numerous or serious that the laboratory no longer meets the requirements for accreditation of the laboratory in part or in whole;(2) The laboratory's responses to a previous assessment report and the follow-up assessment report were inadequate; or(3) Any deficiency noted during an initial assessment or any deficiency identified during a reassessment was the same as a deficiency identified during any previous assessment.(b) The follow-up assessment shall be completed and reported within 30 calendar days after receipt of the laboratory's corrective action plan if the deficiencies are of such severity as to possibly warrant revoking, suspending, or withholding of the laboratory's accreditation.(c) If the department issues a decision to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an accreditation that the laboratory appeals, the department shall conduct a follow-up assessment to examine the laboratory's facilities, records, and personnel to determine the merits of the appeal.(d) The assessor shall use the TNI quality systems checklist(s) and technical checklists prepared by the department to conduct the follow-up assessment.(e) The laboratory may request the follow-up assessment to be canceled by withdrawing the request for accreditation for the affected field of accreditation or the appeal, as applicable.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-C 309.03
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