Section R9-14-604. Third Party Accreditation

A.      A laboratory that holds current and valid accreditation issued by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program administered by the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology is exempt from licensure under this Article, as autho- rized under A.R.S. § 36-495.02, for the term of the accreditation.

B.       If a laboratory’s accreditation issued by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program expires or is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily terminated, the laboratory is required to be licensed as provided under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 4.3 and this Article.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 16, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Former Section R9-14-604 repealed, new Section R9-14-604 adopted effective December 20, 1991 (Supp. 91-4). Sec- tion citation corrected in preceding historical note; former Section R9-14-604 renumbered to R9-14-605; new Sec- tion adopted effective June 20, 1997 (Supp. 97-2).

Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 184, effective December 15, 2000 (Supp. 00-4). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4798, effective December 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-4).