Section NR 149.15 - Period, renewal, and expiration of accreditation(1) ACCREDITATION PERIOD. (a) The accreditation period shall commence on September 1 and end on August 31 of the following year for all laboratories accredited by the department.(b) The department shall renew the accreditations of laboratories that meet the requirements of this section prior to September 1 of each year.(2) RENEWAL PROCESS. Annually, each laboratory holding valid accreditations under this chapter and wishing to renew its accreditations shall do all the following: (a) Pay the required annual renewal fee and any assessed administrative fees prior to July 1. After July 1, a late renewal fee may be assessed to laboratories that have not paid all requisite fees. A laboratory is not eligible for renewal of accreditation if full payment is not received prior to September 1.(b) Submit acceptable PT sample results as required in subch. V, no later than August 31.(c) If accredited via reciprocal agreement, submit documentation of accreditations and a copy of the most recent on-site evaluation report from the entity with which the department has the agreement.(3) EXPIRATION OF ACCREDITATIONS. On September 1 of each year, the department shall expire the affected accreditations of laboratories failing to provide the information and fees specified in sub. (2).(4) VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATIONS. Laboratories may voluntarily withdraw accreditations at any time by notifying the department in writing. Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 149.15
CR 06-005: cr. Register April 2008 No. 628, eff. 9-1-08.Amended by, CR 17-046: cr. Register February 2021 No. 782, eff. 6/29/2021Conditions associated with applying for analytes for which accreditation was voluntarily withdrawn are provided in s. NR 149.14(1) (b) 3.