1. (a) Reasons for the department to revoke a primary accreditation, including an interim status accreditation, shall include:

   1. (1) Failure to submit an acceptable corrective action plan in response to an assessment report;
   2. (2) Failure to implement corrective action(s) related to any deficiencies found during an assessment after submitting 2 corrective action plans as specified in Env-C 309.04;
   3. (3) Failure to respond to an assessment report with a corrective action plan within 30 calendar days of the assessment report date;
   4. (4) Failure to participate in the proficiency testing program as required by Volume 1, Module 1 of the TNI standards;
   5. (5) Submittal of proficiency test sample results generated by another laboratory as its own;
   6. (6) Misrepresentation of any material fact pertinent to receiving or maintaining accreditation;
   7. (7) Refusal to allow an assessor to enter during normal business hours for an assessment;

   8. (8) Determination of civil or criminal liability by a court of competent jurisdiction for falsifying any report:

      1. a. Relating to a laboratory analysis; or
      2. b. Submitted to any government entity for an official purpose.;
   9. (9) Failure to remit accreditation fees within the time limit established by the department; or
   10. (10) Failure to implement corrective actions to correct deficiencies within the time period specified in the laboratory’s corrective action plan.
2. (b) After correcting the cause(s) for revocation, the laboratory may reapply for accreditation no sooner than 6 months from the effective date of the revocation.
3. (c) No laboratory’s accreditation shall be revoked without the opportunity for a hearing as set forth Env-C 311.04.

4. (d) Secondary accreditation shall:

   1. (1) Be revoked by the department if the accreditation granted by the primary accreditation body has been revoked; and
   2. (2) Remain revoked until accreditation is reinstated by the primary accreditation body.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-C 300) #12065, eff 1-1-17; ss by #13291, eff 11-23-21