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(A) To apply for radon laboratory approval, a person shall do all of the following:
(1) Submit a completed application to the director on forms prescribed and provided by the director, which shall include but shall not be limited to the following information:
(a) The applicant’s name, address, and telephone number;
(b) Whether the applicant is a governmental entity, a sole proprietorship, or another type of business entity;
(c) The name, training, and experience of each laboratory technician performing radon analysis;
(d) Identification by manufacturer and model number of all instrumentation to be used in radon analysis;
(e) A description of the quality assurance and quality control procedures for each type of analysis to be performed;
(f) The frequency and method of calibration of instruments; and
(g) A description of the radiological safety plan.
(2) Pay by check or money order payable to the “Treasurer, State of Ohio” A nonrefundable fee of eight hundred dollars.
(B) To be approved as a radon laboratory, a laboratory shall have obtained certification from a national proficiency testing program that the director determines to be acceptable.
(C) To maintain approval as a radon laboratory, a laboratory shall
(1) maintain the certification status required by paragraph (B) of this rule;
(D) Each laboratory approval issued under this chapter is nontransferable and shall expire two years after the date of approval. The operator of a radon laboratory may apply for renewal of approval by submitting an application for renewal which complies with the requirements of paragraph (A)(1) of this rule and the fee required by paragraph (A)(2) of this rule. The renewal application shall be submitted no later than ninety days before the expiration of the existing approval. To have its approval renewed, the laboratory shall document that it meets the standards prescribed by paragraph (C) of this rule.
(E) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director may refuse to issue an approval and may revoke or suspend an approval issued under this rule if the operator of the laboratory fails to meet any of the criteria established by this rule.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/23/2006 and 05/01/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3723.09
Rule Amplifies: 3723.07
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1992, 7/9/2001