Applications Will Now Be Accepted At Any Time Throughout The Year
MAY 2009 | In response to customers’ expressed needs, beginning May 1, 2009, laboratories may submit applications at any time. In the past, laboratories were required to submit applications by the first of February, May, August or November to meet the deadline.
The applications will undergo the same thorough review process. However, the ICAEL Board of Directors will now meet monthly as opposed to quarterly to review application findings and render accreditation decisions. This new process will reduce turnaround time, allowing applicant laboratories to receive their accreditation decisions in less than 16 weeks.
In order to be processed within the upcoming month, applicant laboratories will be required to submit their application by the first of the month and case studies must be received in the ICAEL office no later than the 5th of the month. Materials received after those dates will be processed with the next month’s deadline.
Reaccreditation: Timing The Submission Of Your Application
In order for a laboratory to avoid a lapse in their accreditation,
the application must be submitted four months
prior to the month of the expiration date on the current accreditation
certificates. The laboratory is notified of this reaccreditation
submission deadline in writing 12 to 14 months prior to the
expiration date.
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