Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 252.203 - Accreditation renewal(a) Applications for accreditation renewal shall be submitted annually to the Department at least 60 calendar days prior to the expiration date of the current certificate of accreditation in writing on forms provided by the Department and in the format specified by the Department.(b) An application for accreditation renewal must include the appropriate application fee in accordance with § 252.204 (relating to fees).(c) Failure to submit an application for renewal in accordance with this section will result in a lapse in accreditation if the Department has not approved the renewal application prior to the expiration of the current certificate of accreditation. If a lapse in accreditation occurs, the environmental laboratory shall cease all testing or analysis of environmental samples for the affected fields of accreditation.(d) Within 48 hours of expiration of the certificate of accreditation, the laboratory shall notify each of its customers affected by the expiration of the certificate of accreditation in writing of the lapse in accreditation. The Department may choose to require the laboratory to use specific language in the written notice or to require Department approval of the notice before issuance.The provisions of this § 252.203 amended July 28, 2017, effective 7/29/2017, 47 Pa.B. 4085.The provisions of this § 252.203 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. § 4105(a); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).