Division of Environmental Health
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
64E-1.0015Laboratory Certification Standards
64E-1.007Fees and Certification Categories
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 44 No. 105, May 30, 2018 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
64E-1.0015 Laboratory Certification Standards.
(1) No change.
(2) Additionally, any environmental testing laboratory certified or seeking certification pursuant to this rule shall comply with the following modules of Volume 1, “Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis,” of the NELAC Institute, National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (TNI NELAP), hereinafter referred to as “the TNI Standards”: Module 1, “Proficiency Testing” (EL-V1M1-2016-Rev2.1) and Module 2 “Quality Systems General Requirements” (EL-V1M2-ISO-2016-Rev2.1). In addition to these TNI Standards, and as applicable, any environmental testing laboratory certified or seeking certification in the following disciplines pursuant to Rules 64E-1.007(2)(a) and (b) of this chapter shall comply with Module 3, “Quality Systems for Asbestos Testing” (EL-V1M3-2016-Rev2.1), Module 4, “Quality Systems for Chemical Testing” (EL-V1M4-20172016-Rev2.2), Module 5, “Quality Systems for Microbiological Testing” (EL-V1M5-2016-Rev2.0), Module 6, “Quality Systems for Radiochemical Testing” (EL-V1M6-2016-Rev2.0), and Module 7, “Quality Systems for Toxicity Testing” (EL-V1M7-20162009-Rev 1.0) of Volume 1 referenced above. All of the standards referenced in this subsection are incorporated herein by reference. These standards may be examined and inspected at the Florida Department of State, Room 701, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 and at the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, 1217 North Pearl Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The agency has determined that posting these publications on the internet for purposes of public inspection and examination would constitute a violation of federal copyright law.
64E-1.007 Fees and Certification Categories.
(1) Application Fee - An applicant for certification must submit to the DOH a non-refundable fee of $200 for the evaluation and processing of each application. The DOH shall assess an additional fee of $200 for each subsequent application for additional Fields of Accreditation, as defined in Volume 1, Module 2 of the TNI Standards, referenced in Rule 64E-1.0015, F.A.C.
(2) Certification Fee - In addition to the application processing fee, the DOH shall charge nonrefundable fees for the initial certification and on application for annual renewal for each category of certification in each category group in Rules 64E-1.007(6) through 64E-1.007(10), F.A.C., below as follows:
(a) Chemical Testing, Asbestos Testing, Toxicity Testing, and Microbiological Testing: One category - $400, Two categories - $800, Three categories - $1200, and Four or more categories - $1600.
(b) Radiochemical Testing - $400.
(3) through (10) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 381.00591, 403.0625(3), 403.863(1), (2), 403.8635(3) FS. Law Implemented 381.00591, 403.0625(1), (3), 403.863(2), (3), 403.8635(3) FS. History–New 3-7-85, Formerly 10D-41.62, Amended 12-12-89, 8-5-93, 4-19-95, 4-25-96, Formerly 10D-41.062, Amended 4-16-00, 6-30-03, .
