Rule 1301:18-7-04 | Testing Laboratory Accreditation.
(A) Within two calendar years of the date of issuance of a provisional license, each testing laboratory shall receive accreditation to the ISO/IEC 17025 "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories" standard by a non-profit accreditation body that is signatory to the "International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)" and which operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 "General Requirements for accreditation Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies."
Each testing laboratory shall ensure the accrediting agency provides a copy of all inspections and reports pertaining to certification and accreditation directly to the division.
(B) A testing laboratory may petition the division to toll computation of the timeframes provided in paragraph (A) of this rule. Such a petition shall be in writing and provide:
(1) An explanation of the facts and circumstances that prevent the laboratory's compliance with paragraph (A) of this rule; and
(2) A written plan, outlined in specific detail with the laboratory's intended actions and projected timeline, to ensure the laboratory complies with this rule.
(3) Upon receipt of a petition under this paragraph, the division may stay the requirement of paragraph (A) of this rule for the laboratory. A division order staying the requirement of paragraph (A) of this rule will state the date upon which the stay is lifted.
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