Section 100850.

(a)  Upon the filing of an application for ELAP certification or NELAP accreditation and after a finding by the department that there is full compliance with this article and regulations adopted under this article, the department shall issue to the owner certification or accreditation in the fields of testing identified in Section 100860.1 or 100862.

(b)  The department shall deny or revoke a certificate if it finds any of the following:

(1)  The laboratory fails to report acceptable results in the analysis of proficiency testing samples.

(2)  The laboratory fails to analyze proficiency testing samples.

(3)  The laboratory submits, as its own, proficiency testing sample results generated by another laboratory.

(4)  The laboratory fails to pass an onsite assessment.

(5)  The laboratory is not in compliance with any other provision of this article or regulations adopted under this article.

(c)  Provided that there is compliance with all other provisions of this article, the department may restrict a certificate to the fields of testing of Section 100860 or 100862 or subgroups thereof as defined by regulation for which acceptable proficiency testing results have been produced and the onsite assessment was passed.

(d)  Upon the filing of a complete application for certification or accreditation pursuant to subdivision (a) and Section 100870, the department may issue to a laboratory interim certification or accreditation pending the completion of onsite assessment interim certification and accreditation shall be nonrenewable and shall remain in effect until certification and accreditation is either granted under subdivision (a) or denied under subdivision (b), but not later than one year after the date of issuance.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 215, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)