Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part I - Office of the Secretary › Subpart 3 - Laboratory Accreditation › Chapter 47 - Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) State Accreditation Requirements › Section I-4707 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Testing
				  laboratories applying for accreditation or renewal of accreditation shall
				  submit the appropriate fee calculated from the fee schedule along with the
				  required application or update materials. Fees are nonrefundable. Fees are
				  based on the number of test categories in each matrix (matrices).
B. In-house laboratories owned and/or
				  operated by the state, local, or federal government are exempt from the fee
				  requirements paid to the department, but shall make appropriate application for
				  accreditation in accordance with other provisions of these regulations.
				  Required proficiency samples shall be purchased by the laboratory and the
				  required third-party audit shall be billed directly to the
				  laboratory.
C. The annual fees
				  shall not be prorated and shall apply in full to any portion of the fiscal year
				  that remains prior to the annual renewal date (July 1).
D. The following basic fee structure shall be
				  used in determining all application and annual fees due to the department.
Accreditation application fee payable every scope
								amendment and every three-year renewal
$726
Per major test category per matrix payable every
								year
$363
Minor conventional category payable every
								year
$290
Annual surveillance and evaluation applicable to
								minor conventional facilities and facilities applying for only one category of
								accreditation
$363
Annual fee for dependent mobile laboratories, per
								mobile lab
$363
Proficiency samples biannually
to be purchased by the laboratory
Bioassay/biomonitoring annually
to be purchased by the laboratory
Third-party audit
to be billed directly to the laboratory
The accreditation fees for in-state laboratories
								receiving national accreditation (NELAP)
shall be one and one-half times the regular fee as
								stated above
The accreditation fees for out-of-state
								laboratories receiving state accreditation
shall be one and one-half times the regular fee as
								stated above
The accreditation fees for out-of-state
								laboratories receiving national accreditation (NELAP)
shall be two times the regular fee as stated
								above
Interim accreditation application fees
shall be two times the regular fee as stated
								above
E.
				  Additional fees may be charged for the expansion of accreditation to include
				  new test categories. Accreditation shall be granted only after fees have been
				  received.
F. Travel expenses
				  incurred by representatives of the department, traveling within and outside of
				  the state of Louisiana, conducting an assessment/inspection for the purpose of
				  accreditation shall be reimbursed by the laboratory. These rates shall be in
				  accordance with the Division of Administration state general travel
				  regulations, within the limits established for state employees.
G. Methods of Payment
1. All payments made by check, draft, or
				  money order shall be made payable to the Louisiana Department of Environmental
				  Quality and mailed to the department at the address provided on the
				  invoice.
2. Electronic Methods of
				  Payment
a. Persons wishing to make payments
				  using the electronic pay method should access the departments website and
				  follow the instructions provided on the website.
b. Persons wishing to make payments using the
				  electronic funds transfer (EFT) method should contact the Office of Management
				  and Finance for further instructions.
3. Cash is not an acceptable form of
				  payment.