NAC652.284. Duties of director: Program for proficiency testing.

A director shall ensure that:

     1. The laboratory is enrolled in a program for proficiency testing regarding all the testing performed by the laboratory.

     2. All procedures of the program are followed, including:

     (a) The testing of samples as required; and

     (b) The return of results within the required time.

     3. Corrective action, which is approved by the Division, is performed if any results are found to be unacceptable or unsatisfactory.

     4. The maintenance of documentation to verify that all reports received regarding the program are reviewed by appropriate members of the staff for evaluation of the performance of the laboratory and identification of any problems requiring corrective action.

     5. If the laboratory fails to perform satisfactorily in two out of any three testing events for a procedure, the laboratory ceases to perform that procedure until it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Division that the violations of the laboratory have been corrected in such a manner as to ensure that they will not recur.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-22-93; A by R104-13, 3-28-2014)