Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-15-35c

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-15-35c - Assessment

(a) Each certified laboratory, excluding laboratories granted secondary certification, and each laboratory for which laboratory management has applied for certification shall undergo an assessment to determine whether the laboratory meets the minimum requirements for certification required by 28-15-35a as follows:

(1) Each laboratory for which laboratory management has applied for certification shall undergo an on-site assessment before receiving certification.

(2) Each laboratory granted primary certification from Kansas shall undergo an assessment at least once every 18 to 30 months from the previous assessment.

(3) Each laboratory granted field laboratory certification shall undergo an assessment at least once every 30 to 42 months from the previous assessment.

(b) Additional assessments may be required by the department at any time deemed necessary to ensure protection of human health and the environment or to resolve problems indicated by any of the following:

(1) Deficiencies from proficiency testing;

(2) deficiencies from prior assessments; or

(3) changes in laboratory location, personnel, or methodology.

(c) Laboratory management shall receive an assessment report following an assessment identifying any deficiencies determined by the assessor.

(1) Within 30 days of receiving the assessment report, laboratory management shall submit a corrective action report proposing corrective actions for the deficiencies identified in the report to ELIPO for review and consideration.

(2) If the laboratory certification officer determines that the corrective action report is unacceptable, laboratory management shall submit a revised corrective action report within 30 days after notification of nonacceptance.

(3) Upon receiving written approval of a corrective action report by the laboratory certification officer, laboratory management shall implement the approved corrective actions.

(d) Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this regulation shall result in denial, suspension, or revocation of certification, in whole or in part, as specified in 28-15-35f.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-15-35c

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1,109a; implementing K.S.A. 65-171l and 65-1,109a; adopted by Kansas Register Volume 43, No. 41; effective 10/25/2024.