Section Env-C 311.01 - Denial(a) Reasons for the department to deny a primary accreditation application for initial or renewal accreditation shall include:(1) Failure to submit a completed application within 60 days after notification of apparent errors or omissions;(2) Failure of laboratory staff to meet the personnel qualifications as required by the TNI standards including those related to education, training, and experience;(3) Failure to successfully analyze and report proficiency testing samples as required by Volume 1, Module 1 of the TNI standards;(4) Failure to respond to an assessment report with a corrective action report within the required 30 calendar days after receipt of the assessment report, as required by Env-C 309.04(b);(5) Failure to implement the corrective actions detailed in the corrective action report as required by Env-C 309.04;(6) Failure to pay required fees;(7) Misrepresentation of any material fact pertinent to receiving or maintaining accreditation;(8) Refusal to allow an assessor to enter during normal business hours for an assessment; and(9) Failure to implement a quality system as required by the applicable provision(s) of Env-C 308.(b) Reasons for the department to deny a secondary accreditation application for initial or renewal accreditation shall include:(1) Accreditation has been denied by the primary accreditation body;(2) Failure to submit a completed application within 60 days after notification of apparent errors or omissions;(3) Failure to pay required fees; and(4) Misrepresentation of any material fact pertinent to receiving or maintaining accreditation.(c) A laboratory shall have 2 opportunities to correct the deficient area(s) that resulted in a denial of accreditation.(d) If the laboratory is not successful in correcting the deficiencies, the laboratory shall wait at least 6 months before reapplying for accreditation.(e) Upon reapplication, the laboratory shall be responsible for all of the fees incurred as part of the application for accreditation.(f) A laboratory whose application for initial accreditation has been denied may request reconsideration. Any reconsideration request shall be filed in accordance with Env-C 206.(g) No laboratory's application for renewal accreditation shall be denied without opportunity for a hearing in accordance with Env-C 311.04.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-C 311.01
#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 #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