# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 4650.465.180: Section 465.180 Revocation of Certification

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 4650.465.180
- **Heading:** Section 465.180 Revocation of Certification
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77  /  / Part 4650  / Section 465.180 Revocation of Certification

## Text

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 465.180 REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION
Section 465.180  Revocation
of Certification
a)         The Department may revoke all or any part of an environmental
laboratory's certification.  Any of the following shall be cause for partial or
total revocation of certification:
1)         Expiration of a period of provisional certification, provided
the laboratory has not corrected the deficiencies after being placed on
provisional certification in accordance with the provisions of Section 465.150;
2)         Unsatisfactory analyses of PTs  as specified in Section
465.200;
3)         Failure to notify the Department within 15 days after any of
the changes listed in Section 465.170 have occurred;
4)         Failure to comply with the requirements regarding advertising
as specified in Section 465.140(d);
5)         Failure to use the analytical methodology specified in this
Part or approved in accordance with this Part;
6)         Failure to provide notice in accordance with Section
465.150(b) of its status as a provisionally certified environmental laboratory;
7)         Falsification of results of testing PTs  or any other
information material to the certification; or
8)         When conducting PTs analysis in accordance with Section
465.200, failure to provide results proving satisfactory precision and accuracy
in two successive  samples shall be cause for revocation of certification for
the parameter or method that is not within satisfactory limits
Falsification of results of testing PTs  or any other
information material to the certification; or
8)         When conducting PTs analysis in accordance with Section
465.200, failure to provide results proving satisfactory precision and accuracy
in two successive  samples shall be cause for revocation of certification for
the parameter or method that is not within satisfactory limits.
b)         The Department shall take the following factors into account
in determining what action should be taken against a certified environmental
laboratory for failing to comply with the requirements of this Section:
1)         The length of time during which the failure has existed;
2)         The laboratory's prior record of failures and response in
correcting failures noted by the Department;
3)         Whether the laboratory knowingly caused or allowed the
failure; and
4)         The potential effect of the failure on the quality of
analytical data generated by the laboratory.

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