Section 465.140 Conditions Governing the Use of Certificates

Section 465

TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

SUBCHAPTER e: LABORATORIES AND BLOOD BANKS

PART 465 CERTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES

SECTION 465.140 CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF CERTIFICATES

Section 465.140  Conditions

Governing the Use of Certificates

a)         Certification of environmental laboratories shall be effective

for a two-year period from the date of issue, unless modified or revoked by the

Department.  Renewal certification will be granted after successfully passing a

biennial audit.

b)         Certification shall be limited to those parameters for which

an environmental laboratory has been approved and that are listed on the

certificate of approval.

c)         The certificate of approval shall be posted or displayed in a

prominent place in the laboratory facility.

d)         Information related to the certification of an environmental

laboratory shall be accurately represented if used in any advertising and shall

prominently include the statement that, "Certification by the State of

Illinois is not an endorsement or a guarantee of the validity of the data

generated." This information shall also specify the parameters for which

the environmental laboratory has been certified.  The advertising shall not

include any representation that the environmental laboratory is certified to

perform a type of analysis for which it lacks proper certification.

e)         An environmental laboratory may surrender its certification

voluntarily by notifying the Department in writing.