NAC453A.660. Proficiency testing program: Establishment by Division; participation.

     1. The Division will establish a proficiency testing program for independent testing laboratories.

     2. Each independent testing laboratory must participate in the proficiency testing program established pursuant to this section.

     3. If required by the Division as part of being issued or renewing a medical marijuana establishment registration certificate, the independent testing laboratory must have successfully participated in the proficiency testing program within the preceding 12 months.

     4. To maintain continued registration as an independent testing laboratory, a laboratory must participate in the designated proficiency testing program with continued satisfactory performance as determined by the Division.

     5. An independent testing laboratory must analyze proficiency test samples using the same procedures with the same number of replicate analyses, standards, testing analysts and equipment as used for product testing.

     6. The scientific director of the independent testing laboratory and all testing analysts that participated in a proficiency test must sign corresponding attestation statements.

     7. The scientific director of the independent testing laboratory must review and evaluate all proficiency test results.

     8. An independent testing laboratory must take and document remedial action when a score of less than 100 percent is achieved during a proficiency test. Documentation of remedial action must include, without limitation, a review of samples tested and results reported since the last successful proficiency test.

     9. Successful participation is the positive identification of 80 percent of the target analytes that the independent testing laboratory reports to include quantitative results when applicable. Any false positive results reported will be considered an unsatisfactory score for the proficiency test.

     10. Unsuccessful participation in a proficiency test may result in limitation, suspension or revocation of the medical marijuana establishment registration certificate of the independent testing laboratory.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Pub. & Behavioral Health by R004-14, 3-28-2014, eff. 4-1-2014)