1. (a) Date of approval. A laboratory outside the department must:

   1. (1) be approved on the date a DNA sample is analyzed by the lab; and
   2. (2) remain approved at least until the date the analysis report is submitted by the lab to the director.
2. (b) Manner. An agency or other entity seeking approval for a lab under this section must submit to the director a written justification for the approval as described in the DNA Procedural Guidelines. The laboratory must be accredited under Subchapter I of this chapter.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.124 adopted to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4437.