(a) In determining whether to approve an application for primary accreditation, the department shall consider:
- (1) The results of successful participation in a PT study as specified in Volume 1, Module 1 of the TNI standards;
- (2) The results of an initial assessment, a reassessment, a surveillance, an extraordinary assessment, or a follow-up assessment, as applicable; and
- (3) The results of the review of documentation submitted as part of the application process.
- (b) Accreditation status shall be either “Accredited” for a laboratory meeting the TNI standards, or “Not Accredited” for a laboratory not meeting the TNI standards, based upon the criteria specified in (a), above, and Env-C 303.18.
Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-C 300) #12065, eff 1-1-17; ss by #13291, eff 11-23-21