Application Expiration or Rejection

Expiration of Application

[NR 149.14 (1)(d)] - The department shall void any application from laboratories that have not submitted all the information and materials required in an application within a year of the receipt of the application form.

Application Rejection

[NR 149.14 (1)(c)]. - The department may not accept applications seeking, revising or transferring certifications or registrations from laboratories that:

1. Have been issued a notice of violation for nonconformance with this chapter if the nonconformance has not been corrected.
2. Have been issued an administrative order of suspension or revocation for a violation of this chapter when the violation has not been corrected and the suspension or revocation period specified in an order has not elapsed.
3. Are not in compliance with this chapter at the time they voluntarily relinquish their certifications or registrations, the nonconformance existing prior to relinquishing their certifications or registrations has not been resolved, and at least 6 months have not elapsed since the voluntary action was undertaken.

Necessary Application Materials

1. Submit applications for seeking, revising or transferring certifications or registrations.
2. Declare the fields of certification or registration being sought, revised or transferred in corresponding applications.
3. Declare the methods of analysis that will be used to analyze analyte and analyte groups in the fields of certification or registration being sought, revised or transferred.
4. Submit a current analytical instrument list.
5. Submit acceptable results for proficiency testing (PT) samples when the department requires the analysis of these samples.
6. Submit a statement of intent to perform analyses for regulatory samples originating in Wisconsin for laboratories that are not physically located in the state of Wisconsin. Intent to perform analyses for regulatory samples originating in Wisconsin can be manifested by:
   • Referencing the affiliation of the applicant laboratory with a plant, office, laboratory or engineering firm physically located in the state of Wisconsin.
   • Submitting a letter from a potential client requesting the applicant to perform analyses to determine compliance with a covered program.
7. Submit any information identified in an application for a specific field of certification or registration.
8. Allow the department to perform an on-site evaluation, when the department requires it or determines that an evaluation is necessary to determine potential or actual compliance with this chapter.
9. Submit any necessary fees required by this chapter.
10. Agree to comply with this chapter by signing a statement to that purpose in an application.