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documentation verifying that the products meet more of the identified professional organizations, Maryland – State Fire Marshall
the criteria of at least one of the Green Seal of which the American Association for Laboratory The State of Maryland, Department of State
standards or EcoLogo standards. The verification Accreditation (A2LA) is included, the Department Police, Office of the State Fire Marshall has
must come in the form of testing data provided of Public Safety and Corrections may use such recognized A2LA as an accreditation body for
by one or more independent third-party laborato- accreditation in its determination of the qualifica- accrediting testing laboratories that perform work
ries that are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. tions and competence of the applicant. http:// for the State of Maryland.
www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=227109
Kentucky Montgomery County, Maryland
Under Kentucky statute KRS 224.60-130(2) Maryland Montgomery County, MD has specified in their
(a), the Office of the Petroleum Storage Tank The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Department of Permitting Services, Division
Environmental Assurance Fund has established Hygiene (DHMH) and the Office of Health Care of Building Construction, Special Inspections
criteria to accredit laboratories that contract Quality (OHCQ) recognizes A2LA as a deemed Program (dated 10/26/12) that laboratory facilities
with owners or operators of underground storage accreditation body under the State of Maryland must be accredited by an agency such as A2LA
tanks (UST) to perform analytical testing related to in accordance with the Code of Maryland and must meet the requirements of ASTM E329,
Kentucky’s underground storage tank program. Regulations (COMAR) Title 10, Subtitle 51 Forensic ASTM D3740 and ASTM C1077 as applicable.
All UST owners and operators are required to have Laboratories. (http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/
certain types of analytical testing performed at subtitle_chapters/10_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle51) Massachusetts
an A2LA accredited laboratory to be eligible for As a deemed accreditation body by the DHMH, The State of Massachusetts, Department of Public
Fund participation, pursuant to statute 415 KAR forensic laboratories that are regulated under Health, in 105 CMR 725.105: Operational Require-
1:140. This program covers certain parameters the Maryland Forensic Regulations can seek out ments for Registered Marijuana Dispensaries,
and methods as noted in the specific program accreditation services from A2LA and/or continue requires that all testing of medical marijuana
requirements and falls under A2LA’s Environmen- using A2LA as an accreditation body. “must be conducted by an independent labora-
tal program. tory that is accredited to...ISO 17025 by a third
The State of Maryland has published its final party accrediting body such as A2LA…”.
Louisiana version of the Maryland medical cannabis regula-
The Louisiana Environmental Laboratory tion, “Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis”. Minnesota
Accreditation Program now grants secondary The Maryland Register, Volume 42, Issue 18 (dated On October 1, 2013, the Minnesota Depart-
accreditation (without any additional on-site 9/4/15), starting on page 1176, has defined an ment of Health published an approved list of
assessment) to any organization that has been “accreditation body” as a non-profit, impartial assessment organizations for their Environmental
accredited by A2LA to the Field Sampling & organization that requires conformance to ISO/ Laboratory Accreditation Program. A2LA is
Measurement Organization (FSMO) standard. IEC 17025 and is a signatory to the ILAC MRA included on this list of approved assessment
for testing (such as A2LA). The regulation also organizations.
The “State of Louisiana Laws Title 32 – Motor requires independent cannabis testing laborato-
Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, RS 32:663 – ries to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by such an
Approval of Testing Methods by Department “accreditation body” (such as A2LA) and requires
of Public Safety and Corrections” states that that any scale, balance or other measurement
the chemical analyses of a person’s blood, device, and any automatic, mechanical or
urine, breath, or other bodily substance shall be electronic equipment used by the laboratory be
performed by an individual or laboratory possess- routinely calibrated by a calibration laboratory
ing a valid permit issues by the by the Department that is similarly accredited.
of Public Safety and Corrections. In reviewing an
application for permit, accreditation by one of
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