PDFWAC 173-50-100
Interim accreditation.
(1) 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:
(a) Submit an application and applicable fees;
(b) Successfully complete applicable proficiency tests; and
(c) Submit a QA manual and applicable SOPs that meet the requirements of WAC 173-050-067.
(2) 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. WSR 23-18-059 (Order 22-07), § 173-50-100, filed 9/1/23, effective 10/2/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230, 43.20.050 and 2009 c 564 § 301. WSR 10-17-032 (Order 09-09), § 173-50-100, filed 8/9/10, effective 9/9/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230. WSR 02-20-090 (Order 01-12), § 173-50-100, filed 10/1/02, effective 11/1/02; WSR 93-20-011 (Order 92-53), § 173-50-100, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93; WSR 90-21-090 (Order 90-21), § 173-50-100, filed 10/19/90, effective 11/19/90; WSR 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.]