Section 149.06. Certificates.

 

(1)  The department shall issue certificates to certified and registered laboratories indicating or making reference to the specific fields of certification or registration for which laboratories have been granted certification or registration. The department shall issue certificates annually and whenever the fields for which a laboratory is certified or registered change, and when a laboratory relocates or changes its name.

(2)  The department shall issue certificates to the owner or legally responsible party of a laboratory.

(a) The department may not issue certificates to an operating contractor of a laboratory who is not the owner or legally responsible party of a laboratory.

(b) The department may indicate in a certificate that a laboratory is managed by an outside contractor.

(3)  Certificates are the property of the department and shall be returned to the department upon request.

(4)  Laboratories may not alter or modify certificates issued by the department. Laboratories that alter or modify a certificate, or that misrepresent the fields of certification or registration contained or referenced in a certificate, may be subject to revocation of their entire certifications or registrations.

(5)  Certificates shall be displayed conspicuously at the facilities of the laboratories to which they have been issued.

History: CR 06-005 : cr. Register April 2008 No. 628 , eff. 9-1-08.