POLS qualified staff will schedule an internal lab evaluation with the lab before the CAP(this was the only mention of CAP – will that confuse?), COLA or state evaluations to insure all requirements are met. This can take one to two days, based on the size of the laboratory. If there is corrective action needed, this will be discussed with the supervisor on site at the end of the evaluation. A written evaluation will be sent to the lab with-in a month of the on-site visit.
Organization | Facility |
Laboratory Director Responsibilities | Personnel |
Proficiency Testing - Regulated Analyte | PT - Unregulated |
PT - Failures | PT - General |
Lab Information Systems | Pre - Analytic |
Procedure Manual | Storage & Labeling - Reagents, Standards & Controls |
Environmental Conditions | Maintenance |
Verify Performance Specs | Establish Performance Specs |
Performance Specs General | Calibration |
Quality Control | Individualized Quality Control Plan |
Equivalent Quality Control | Waived Testing (if any) |
Mass Spectrometry | Post Analytic |
Quality Assessment |