Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part V - Preventive Health Services › Subpart 28 - Drinking Water Laboratories › Chapter 80 - Certification of Laboratories Performing Drinking Water Analyses › Subchapter B - Program Procedures and Requirements › Section V-8019 - Categories for Certification

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 laboratory may apply for certification in any one or more of the following
					 certification categories and shall be certified in those fields of
					 certification within the category for which it demonstrates acceptable
					 performance on proficiency samples and meets all other requirements of this
					 Chapter. The laboratory certificate shall specify the categories and the fields
					 of certification within each category for which the laboratory is certified and
					 shall be conspicuously displayed in the laboratory in a location visible to the
					 public. In addition, the current laboratory certificate specifying the
					 certification categories, the fields of certification, and the expiration date
					 of the certificate shall be posted on its publicly accessible website. The
					 certificate must be removed and returned to the department if the laboratory's
					 certification has been revoked. In addition, the laboratory shall post such
					 revocation or suspension of the laboratory's certification on its publicly
					 accessible website.
The certificate does not have to be returned if it simply
						expired (reached the expiration date). The following are the certification
						categories available.
1. Inorganic
					 Chemistry . The inorganic chemistry category comprises chemical and/or physical
					 tests or analyses required to determine compliance with the federal Safe
					 Drinking Water Act regulations (  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR 143) and Part XII of
					 the Louisiana Sanitary Code (LAC 51), except those analyses for which gas or
					 liquid chromatography methods are specifically required. Tests or analyses for
					 the inorganic chemistry category shall be conducted in accordance with the
					 methods and procedures specified in  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR 143  for compliance
					 with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and Part XII of the Louisiana Sanitary
					 Code (LAC 51).
2. Organic
					 Chemistry. The organic chemistry category comprises chemical tests or analyses
					 required to determine compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
					 regulations (  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR 143) and Part XII of the Louisiana
					 Sanitary Code (LAC 51) for which the gas or liquid chromatography methods are
					 applicable or required. Tests or analyses for the organic chemistry category
					 shall be conducted in accordance with the methods and procedures specified in
					  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR 143  for compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water
					 Act and Part XII of the Louisiana Sanitary Code (LAC 51).
3. Radiological Testing. The radiological
					 testing category comprises those tests or analyses for radioactivity required
					 to determine compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations (
					  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR 143) and Part XII of the Louisiana Sanitary Code (LAC
					 51). Tests or analyses for the radiological category shall be conducted in
					 accordance with the methods and procedures specified in  40 CFR 141  and  40 CFR
					 143  for compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and Part XII of the
					 Louisiana Sanitary Code (LAC 51).