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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) After a laboratory is accredited, the laboratory's accreditation may be revoked or suspended by the Division of Environmental Quality for:
(1) Knowingly falsifying any data submitted to the division or any data related to laboratory analysis;
(2) Knowingly making any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document issued by or sent to the division or related to laboratory analysis;
(3) Knowingly misrepresenting procedures or documentation used in sampling or laboratory analysis;
(4) Failing to comply with any one (1) or more of the following requirements under which the accreditation was issued:
(A) Methods or procedures pertaining to analytical techniques, quality assurance, recordkeeping, or reporting methods; or
(B) Facility, equipment, or personnel requirements; or
(5) Failing to achieve acceptable results for specific analytes, methods, or matrices for which it has been accredited.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To knowingly falsify any data submitted to the division or any data related to laboratory analysis;
(2) To knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document issued by or sent to the division or related to laboratory analysis;
(3) To knowingly misrepresent sampling procedures or methods used in laboratory analysis;
(4) To knowingly render inaccurate any accreditation issued under this subchapter; or
(5) To knowingly represent that a person is accredited when that person is not accredited.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 8. Environmental Law § 8-2-208. Accreditation--Revocation - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-8-environmental-law/ar-code-sect-8-2-208/
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