33.1-23-02-28. Department notification - Voluntary withdrawal or discontinuation of certification.

1. If a laboratory chooses to withdraw its application for certification or discontinue its current certification, in total or in part, the laboratory shall notify the department in writing and specify the effective date of withdrawal or discontinuation and the field of testing for which certification is being withdrawn or discontinued. The laboratory shall submit notification at least thirty days before the effective date of withdrawal or discontinuation.

2. After the effective date of voluntary withdrawal or discontinuation of certification, the laboratory may not provide analytical results for compliance reporting or any department program for the field of testing for which certification has been withdrawn or discontinued.

3. A laboratory shall apply for revised reciprocal certification within thirty days of the issuance of a primary revised certification.

History: Effective July 1, 2020.

General Authority: NDCC 23.1-01-14

Law Implemented: NDCC 23.1-01-14