La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-8005

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-8005 - Purpose of the Regulations

A. This Chapter is promulgated for the following purposes:

1. to establish a certification program for laboratories performing analyses of drinking water samples;

2. to establish the administrative procedures to be followed by laboratories seeking certification and by laboratories maintaining certification;

3. to establish the categories and parameters for which laboratories may be certified;

4. to require that the certification status of a laboratory be contingent upon that laboratory's continued compliance with the standards set forth herein; and

5. to establish the enforcement procedures the department shall follow to ensure that all certified laboratories or laboratories seeking certification are in compliance with this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-8005

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 38:3216 (December 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 461091 (8/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254(B)(7).