ARSD 74:04:07:05. Certification status of new laboratories

For laboratories requesting first-time certification or certification to analyze additional or newly regulated parameters, the certificate compliance officer may administratively grant a laboratory provisional certification status, pending an on-site evaluation. Provisional certification may be granted only when the certification compliance officer has determined that the laboratory has the proper equipment and trained personnel to perform the analyses and has satisfactorily analyzed performance evaluation samples for the parameters in question.