Evaluation procedures and appraisal

Evaluation procedures and appraisal. (1) The department shall perform on-site evaluations of laboratories to evaluate systems, practices, procedures, and documentation in a laboratory and to identify deficiencies according to documented procedures that promote consistency in determining a laboratory’s potential, actual, or continued ability to comply with this chapter. (2) If, in performing an on-site evaluation, the department finds that the laboratory is implementing a procedure that is neither allowed nor disallowed by method or this chapter, the department will assess the scientific validity of the procedure. The department may seek the advice of the council in making determinations under this subsection. (3) The department shall provide laboratories with a survey to allow them to appraise the evaluation process.