1. (a) The DEQ shall grant accreditation to laboratories accredited by any other TNI primary accreditation body in accordance with 27A O.S.§ 2-4-306 on a laboratory-by-laboratory basis. No additional proficiency testing, quality assurance, or on-site assessment requirements for the fields of testing for which the laboratory holds primary TNI accreditation shall be required.

2. (b) When granting secondary accreditation to a laboratory, the DEQ shall grant accreditation:

   1. (1) for only the fields of testing, methods and analytes for which the laboratory holds current accreditation from a primary AB, and that fall within the scope of this Chapter; and
   2. (2) issue certificates to the applicant laboratory within 30 calendar days of receipt of the laboratory's application unless potential noncompliance with TNI standards is noted.

Added at 32 Ok Reg 961, eff 9-15-15