(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. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2448, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2447, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 244,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1985, No. 876, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1993.5; Acts 1993, No. 322, § 6; 1993, No. 440, § 6. (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. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2448, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2447, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 244,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1985, No. 876, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1993.5; Acts 1993, No. 322, § 6; 1993, No. 440, § 6. (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. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2448, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2447, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 244,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1985, No. 876, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1993.5; Acts 1993, No. 322, § 6; 1993, No. 440, § 6. (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. (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 (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. (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. Acts 1985, No. 876, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-1993.5; Acts 1993, No. 322, § 6; 1993, No. 440, § 6.
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