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HB 2002 Creation of a laboratory certification and accreditation program.

Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services; creation of a laboratory certification and accreditation program. Requires the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, by regulation, to establish a program for the certification of (i) laboratories owned by local governments and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, including without limitation any authority or district, and (ii) noncommercial, private laboratories, which conduct tests, analyses, measurements, or monitoring required pursuant to the State Air Pollution Control Law, the Virginia Waste Management Act, or the State Water Control Law. The bill also requires the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, by regulation, to establish a program based on the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) standards for the accreditation of (i) all other laboratories conducting tests, analyses, measurements, or monitoring required pursuant to the State Air Pollution Control Law, the Virginia Waste Management Act, or the State Water Control Law and (ii) laboratories owned by local governments and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth and noncommercial, private laboratories that desire NELAC-based accreditation in lieu of certification.


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