(a) The period of accreditation following the renewal of accreditation shall be twenty-four (24) months.
(b) To renew accreditation, a laboratory shall:
(1) Submit a Complete Application Package, in accordance with Section 64802.00, ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date of the certificate of accreditation; and
(2) Pay the required fees in accordance with Section 64802.25.
(c) If any of the elements in Section 64802.00 are missing from the application submission, then within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the application, ELAP will notify the laboratory. When reviewing for completeness of an application package ELAP will only ensure each element has been submitted with the application package, and not that each element meets minimum requirements.
(1) To resume processing, a Complete Application Package shall be returned to ELAP within thirty (30) days from the date of ELAP's notification.
(2) If a Complete Application Package is not returned to ELAP within thirty (30) days, the application shall be denied by ELAP.
(d) If a laboratory submits a renewal application package after the application due date, the laboratory shall be subject to a late fee equal to 15% of the accreditation fee.
(1) ELAP will use the date a Complete Application Package is received as the submittal date.
(2) Submittal of late renewal application could result in a lapse in accreditation. If accreditation is not renewed by the expiration date on the certificate of accreditation, the laboratory shall cease all reporting of results for Regulatory Purposes and notify Clients of the lapse in accreditation by registered mail, email with return receipt or electronic signature document.
(e) If a laboratory submits a renewal application package after the expiration date on its certificate of accreditation, the laboratory shall be subject to a late fee equal to 30% of the accreditation fee.
(1) ELAP will use the date a Complete Application Package is received as the submittal date.
(2) The laboratory shall cease all reporting of results for Regulatory Purposes on the expiration date on its certificate of accreditation and notify Clients of the lapse in accreditation by registered mail, email with return receipt, or electronic signature document.
(f) If a laboratory submits a renewal application package ninety (90) days after the expiration date on its certificate of accreditation, then accreditation shall not be renewable.
(1) ELAP will use the date a Complete Application Package is received as the submittal date.
(2) The laboratory shall cease all reporting of results for Regulatory Purposes on the expiration date of its certificate of accreditation and notify Clients of the lapse in accreditation by registered mail, email with return receipt, or electronic signature document.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 100829 and 100830, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 100825, 100840 and 100845, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. New section filed 11-19-2020; operative 1-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 47). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended by 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
