- A. Approval Required. A private, nonprofit, or commercial organization or government agency may not provide a proficiency test in this State for use by a forensic laboratory without first obtaining proficiency testing approval from the Department.
B. Approval Granted by the Secretary. The Department may approve a proficiency testing provider for a forensic science discipline or subdiscipline, if the proficiency testing provider:
- (1) Provides reliable, documented evidence to the Department that the proficiency test is technically and administratively able to meet the applicable requirements of this chapter; and
- (2) Submits directly to the Department evaluations of all proficiency test results from each laboratory that holds a Maryland forensic laboratory permit.
Authority: Health-General Article, Title 17, Subtitle 2A, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 660)