Applications Accepted at Any Time Throughout the Year
In response to customers’ expressed needs, laboratories may submit applications at any time via the Online Accreditation application. In the past, laboratories were required to submit applications by January 2, April 1, July 1 or October 1 to meet the deadline.
The applications will undergo the same thorough review and site visit/audit process. However, the ICANL 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 within 12-16 weeks.
In order to be processed within the upcoming month, applicant laboratories will be required to click the submit button by the first of the month and case studies must be received in the ICANL office no later than the 5th of the month. Materials received after those dates will be processed with the next month’s deadline.
In addition, if a laboratory is randomly chosen for an audit, the laboratory will now be given 30 days to complete and submit the audit materials to the ICANL instead of the 45 days currently provided. It will be imperative for laboratories to begin reviewing and preparing the materials for the audit prior to application submission. The audit materials and requirements may be downloaded in advance from www.icanl.org/icanl/accreditation/additionalforms.htm. If the required audit materials are not received in the ICANL office within 30 days of notification, the laboratory’s application will be held until the next month.
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. |
