SECTION 310:681-8-5. Quality assurance laboratory

(a)   Purpose. The Department is authorized to contract with a private laboratory for the purpose of evaluating the day-to-day operations of licensed laboratories. Any such contracted laboratory is prohibited from conducting any other commercial medical marijuana testing in this state.

(b)   Accreditation. The quality assurance laboratory must be accredited by or have made application for accreditation to ANSI/ASQ National Accreditation Board, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation (PJLA), or any other accrediting entity using the ISO/IEC Standard 17025. Accreditation or application for accreditation must be from one of these entities in both chemistry and biology or cannabis.

(c)   Duties. On behalf of the Department, a contracted private laboratory shall have the authority to:

(1)   Conduct Inter-Laboratory Control Testing of laboratory licensees and applicants in a manner and frequency approved by the Department;

(2)   Inspect and assess testing equipment of licensed testing laboratories;

(3)   Access and test LQC samples;

(4)   Inspect and obtain copies of all laboratory documents and records, including but not limited to SOPs, COAs, testing reports, policies, and manuals;

(5)   Interview laboratory employees, owners, and agents for the purpose of evaluating compliance with Oklahoma law and these Rules; and

(6)   Other actions as deemed appropriate by the Department to ensure compliance with Oklahoma law and these Rules.

[Source: Added at 35 Ok Reg 659, eff 8-25-18 (emergency); Reserved at 35 Ok Reg 709, eff 8-25-18 (emergency); Reserved at 36 Ok Reg 1759, eff 9-13-19; Added at 37 Ok Reg 168, eff 11-1-19 (emergency); Added at 37 Ok Reg 1491, eff 9-11-20]