PDFWAC 173-50-130

Requirements for maintaining accreditation status.

(1) Accreditation is granted for a one-year period (the accreditation year) and expires one year after the effective date of accreditation.
(2) Renewal requires the laboratory to submit:
• An application and appropriate fees;
• An update of the laboratory's QA manual if applicable;
• Evidence of accreditation by a third party when appropriate; and
• Successful completion of proficiency testing requirements.
(3) For laboratories accredited for drinking water parameters, on-site audits are required at periods not to exceed three years from the previous on-site audit.
(4) For laboratories not accredited for drinking water parameters, the schedule of on-site audits will be determined by the ecology accrediting authority.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230, 43.20.050 and 2009 c 564 § 301. WSR 10-17-032 (Order 09-09), § 173-50-130, filed 8/9/10, effective 9/9/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230. WSR 02-20-090 (Order 01-12), § 173-50-130, filed 10/1/02, effective 11/1/02; WSR 93-20-011 (Order 92-53), § 173-50-130, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93; WSR 90-21-090 (Order 90-21), § 173-50-130, filed 10/19/90, effective 11/19/90; WSR 89-10-001 and 90-07-017 (Order 89-1 and 89-1A), § 173-50-130, filed 4/20/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]