SECTION 252:302-3-6. Renewals

(a)   Annual renewal required. A laboratory must apply to renew accreditation annually. Renewal applications are available on the DEQ's website. Renewal applications shall be accurately completed, signed and submitted to the DEQ electronically on or before June 15 of each year.

(b)   Laboratory responsibility. Each laboratory is responsible for renewing its accreditation by the annual renewal date. Failure to receive a renewal notification and invoice does not exempt laboratories from meeting the renewal deadline.

(c)   DEQ invoice date. By April 15 of each year, the DEQ shall mail invoices to each accredited laboratory.

(d)   Deadline. All applicable fees shall be submitted to the DEQ by 4:30 p.m. on or before June 15 or postmarked on or before that date. Any renewal application which is not received electronically by the DEQ on or before June 15 shall be considered only if the electronic application form, renewal fee and a late fee are submitted on or before July 15 . Applications and fees received or postmarked after July 15 will be returned and accreditation shall not be renewed. PTs received later than 4:30 p.m. on July 15 of each year will not be considered for accreditation renewal.

(e)   Specified dates. If any date specified in this section falls on a weekend or holiday, the date of the following working day shall be the effective date.

(f)   Failure to renew. To become accredited again, a laboratory that failed to renew its accreditation in a timely manner must apply for initial accreditation as a new laboratory.

[Source: Added at 28 Ok Reg 1201, eff 7-1-11]