Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: February 21, 2024) |
TITLE77. PUBLIC HEALTH |
PART465. CERTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES |
SUBPARTA. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§465.210. Authority of Certification Officers
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Certification officers shall have all of the following authority with regard to environmental laboratories:
a) To inspect such laboratories in scheduled on-site visits and unannounced on-site visits or remote audits in emergency circumstances. Remote audits will be followed up with an on-site visit at a later date;
b) To require the laboratory to provide information regarding the technical operation of the laboratory relevant to certification;
c) To inspect quality assurance records and any other records pertinent to certification;
d) To observe and question analysts at work on parameters or methods for which certification is sought; and
e) To grant or deny certification based upon the completion of the evaluation process.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 19150, effective November 17, 2022)