Application contents for primary certification

1. A laboratory shall submit an initial application if: a. It has never received primary or reciprocal certification under this article; b. It has had its primary certification or department reciprocal certification revoked in total; c. Its certification has expired for more than one year; or d. It has submitted an application that has remained incomplete for more than one year. 2. To apply for initial or renewal of certification, a laboratory shall submit an application on forms provided by the department. The required information includes: a. Identifying information; b. At least one field of testing for which the laboratory seeks certification; c. The laboratory's most recent quality assurance manual or plan meeting the standards of the "North Dakota Environmental Laboratory Certification Program Manual"; d. The laboratory's most recent standard operating procedures for each field of testing that meets the standards of the "Environmental Laboratory Certification Program Manual"; e. If the application is an initial request for certification, the most recent proficiency test result for each field of testing for which the laboratory is requesting certification. The proficiency test must have been completed no more than twelve months prior to the date that the renewal application is received by the department, no more than six months prior to the date the initial application is received and must meet the proficiency test requirements; f. A list of the laboratory's detection limits and reporting limits for each field of testing for which the laboratory is requesting certification; and g. Any other additional information requested by the department as necessary to determine compliance in this article. 3. The owner of laboratory facilities with multiple locations shall submit a separate application for each laboratory location.