Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 252.703 - Suspension(a) Denial of access to the Department during normal business hours will result in immediate suspension of accreditation for all fields of accreditation. Upon notice from the Department, the laboratory shall immediately cease testing or analysis of environmental samples.(b) The Department will suspend an environmental laboratory's accreditation in total or in part for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The Department finds that protection of the environment or the public health, safety or welfare requires emergency action.(2) The environmental laboratory fails to successfully complete a proficiency test study within the previous 12 months.(3) The environmental laboratory fails two consecutive proficiency test studies for a field of accreditation.(c) The Department may suspend a laboratory's accreditation in total or in part for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Failure to comply with the reporting and notification requirements.(2) Failure to implement a quality assurance program.(3) Failure to employ staff that meets the personnel qualifications for education, training and experience.(4) Failure to submit an acceptable corrective action report in response to an assessment report within the required time frames.(5) Failure to correct deficiencies identified during an assessment of the environmental laboratory.(6) Failure to implement corrective action related to violations or deficiencies found during an assessment.(7) Failure to maintain test instruments, equipment, supplies and reference materials that meet the specifications required to produce valid analytical results.(8) Failure to analyze and report proficiency testing study results in accordance with § 252.501 (relating to proficiency test study requirements).(d) A laboratory may continue to test or analyze environmental samples for those fields of accreditation not affected by the suspension.(e) Within 72 hours of receiving notice of the suspension of accreditation from the Department, the environmental laboratory shall notify each of its customers affected by the suspension in writing of the suspension. The Department may require the laboratory to use specific language in the written notice or require Department approval of the notice before issuance.The provisions of this §252.703 amended April 9, 2010, effective 4/10/2010, 40 Pa.B. 1898; amended July 28, 2017, effective 7/29/2017, 47 Pa.B. 4085.The provisions of this §252.703 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103(a), 4104 and 4105; and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).