WHAT
IS DELAYED ACCREDITATION?
After
the review of a laboratory's accreditation application, the
Board of Directors renders an accreditation decision. One of
four decisions will be made: granted, delayed,
site-visit or denied. A delayed decision means
that there are significant issues, deficiencies or lack of adherence
to the ICAMRL Standards that must be addressed by the
laboratory before it can be granted ICAMRL accreditation.
CHANGE IN POLICY: DELAYED LABORATORIES
(September 1, 2008)
Upon receiving a delayed accreditation decision, the laboratory will:
- Have one year to provide the additionally requested documentation demonstrating adherence to the Standards as outlined in the accreditation notification letter
- Be permitted to submit one set of delay material to be reviewed by the applicable IAC division, free of charge
- Be assessed a $200 review fee if, after providing the additional material, the laboratory still has not demonstrated compliance and further information is required
- Have a maximum of only three delay material submissions to demonstrate compliance; if continued non-compliance is documented after review of the three resubmissions, the laboratory will be required to fully reapply for accreditation and undergo a complete application review. (Note: Each testing area in which a lab applies is considered independent and allowed a total of three submissions each.)
- All accreditation fees are non-refundable and will be due at the time of subsequent application submissions.
To learn more, please see Change In Policy: Delay Status>>, appearing in the Autumn 2008 issue of the IAC newsletter>>
STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO AVOID DELAY
There
are several steps that laboratories can take to increase the likelihood
that accreditation is attained without any delay.
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Verify that your laboratory is adhering to the current edition
of the ICAMRL Standards. Dates of revision are listed
in the footer of every page. Verify that the date on your
materials corresponds to those on the web, or contact our
office to make sure you are using the correct edition.
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Be certain that all case studies document your laboratory's
adherence to The Standards.
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