WAC 173-50-160   Reciprocity.  (1) The department may recognize accreditation (or certification, registration, licensure, approval) of an out-of-state laboratory by the laboratory's home state with which the department has established a reciprocity agreement.

     (2) The out-of-state laboratory must submit:

     • An application and associated fee (WAC 173-50-190(8));

     • A copy of the other state's certificate;

     • A copy of the other state's scope of accreditation;

     • A copy of the other state's most recent on-site assessment report;

     • A copy of the laboratory's corrective action report relative to the on-site assessment; and

     • A complete set of the most recent PT results for applicable parameters.

     (3) In consideration of a request to recognize a reciprocity agreement as the basis for accreditation by the ecology accrediting authority, the lab accreditation unit reviews the application and supporting documentation to assure compliance with minimum accreditation requirements as stated in this chapter. If the review is favorable, a certificate and scope of accreditation are granted as in WAC 173-50-090.

     (4) In granting secondary NELAP accreditation, the ecology accrediting authority must recognize the accreditation of other NELAP accrediting authorities.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21A.230. 02-20-090 (Order 01-12), § 173-50-160, filed 10/1/02, effective 11/1/02; 89-10-001 and 90-07-017 (Order 89-1 and 89-1A), § 173-50-160, filed 4/20/89 and 3/13/90, effective 4/13/90.]