WAC 173-50-100   Interim accreditation.  If the department is unable to complete the accreditation process through no fault of the laboratory, the ecology accrediting authority may grant interim accreditation. To be considered for interim accreditation, the laboratory must:

     • Submit an application and applicable fees;

     • Successfully complete applicable proficiency tests; and

     • Submit a QA manual that meets the requirements of WAC 173-050-067.

     The lab accreditation unit may also require the laboratory to submit an analytical data package as evidence of analytical capability.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230, 43.20.050 and 2009 c 564 § 301. 10-17-032 (Order 09-09), § 173-50-100, filed 8/9/10, effective 9/9/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230. 02-20-090 (Order 01-12), § 173-50-100, filed 10/1/02, effective 11/1/02; 93-20-011 (Order 92-53), § 173-50-100, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93; 90-21-090 (Order 90-21), § 173-50-100, filed 10/19/90, effective 11/19/90; 89-10-001 and 90-07-017 (Order 89-1 and 89-1A), § 173-50-100, filed 4/20/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]