Internal Lab Evaluation

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.

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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