NELAP-Recognized Accreditation Bodies
Although NELAP is a national program, state governmental agencies serve as Accreditation Bodies. States, which apply to NELAP to become an accreditation body, may select to operate an accreditation program which covers all of the EPA regulatory programs or as few as one. For example, many states may select to only accredit laboratories for chemistry and microbiology under the drinking water program. Other states may select to operate a comprehensive program, which includes all types of analyses for all types of media (i.e., hazardous waste, waste water, drinking water, air, soil, etc.) under the five EPA regulatory programs [i.e., Clean Air Act (CAA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)]. There is no requirement that a state incorporate any particular portion of the possible scope into its program. The scope of accreditation, the type of laboratory included under the state's program, including the regulatory or voluntary nature of the program itself, the assessment of fees, and the use of third party assessors are all options of the state.
A NELAP Accreditation Body will accept by recognition, the accreditation status of a laboratory issued by another NELAP Accreditation Body (this is called secondary accreditation). Each Accreditation Body must adopt and adhere to this principle as a condition of membership in NELAP. In accepting the accreditation status of a laboratory through recognition, the Accreditation Body assumes accreditation responsibilities as a secondary accreditation body.
A laboratory seeking accreditation must apply to its home state Accreditation Body for accreditation. However, if the Accreditation Body does not offer accreditation for testing in conformance with a particular field of accreditation (matrix-method/technology-analyte/analyte group), laboratories may obtain primary accreditation for that particular field of accreditation from any other NELAP Accreditation Body.
Listing of NELAP Recognized Accreditation Bodies
CALIFORNIA
Agency: California Department of Public Health
NELAP Representative: Dr. George Kulasingam
Telephone: 510/540-2800
E-mail: jkulasin@dhs.ca.gov
URL: www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ls/elap/default.htm
FLORIDA
Agency: Florida Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Mr. Stephen Arms
Telephone: 904/791-1502
E-mail: steve_arms@doh.state.fl.us
URL: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/lab/EnvLabCert/WaterCert.htm
ILLINOIS
Agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
NELAP Representative: Mr. Ron Turpin
Telephone: 217/785-7475
E-mail: Ronald.Turpin@illinois.gov
URL: www.epa.state.il.us/labs/index.html
KANSAS
Agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment
NELAP Representative: Mr. Dennis Dobson
Telephone: 785/291-3162
E-mail: ddobson@kdheks.gov
URL: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/envlab/index.html
LOUISIANA
Agency: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
NELAP Representative: Mr. Louis Wales
Telephone: 504/219-4662
E-mail: lwales@dhh.state.la
URL: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?id=250
LOUISIANA
Agency: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
NELAP Representative: Mr. Paul Bergeron
Telephone: 225/219-1244
E-mail: Paul.Bergeron@LA.GOV
URL: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2412/Default.aspx
MINNESOTA
Agency: Minnesota Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Ms. Susan Wyatt
Telephone: 651/201-5323
E-mail: susan.wyatt@state.mn.us
URL: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/phl/accreditation/index.html
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Agency: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
NELAP Representative: Mr. Bill Hall
Telephone: 603/271-2998
E-mail: george.hall@des.nh.gov
URL: http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/nhelap/index.htm
NEW JERSEY
Agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NELAP Representative: Mr. Joseph Aiello
Telephone: 609/292-3950
E-mail: Joseph.Aiello@dep.state.nj.us
http://www.nj.gov/dep/oqa/
NEW YORK
Agency: New York State Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Stephanie E. Ostrowski, PhD
Telephone: 518/485-5570
E-mail: seo01@health.state.ny.us
URL: www.wadsworth.org/labcert/elap/elap.html
OREGON
Agency: Oregon Public Health Division
NELAP Representative: Irene E. Ronning, ORELAP Administrator
Telephone: 503/693-4122
E-mail: irene.e.ronning@state.or.us
URL: www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/orelap/index.shtml
PENNSYLVANIA
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection
NELAP Representative: Ms. Aaren Alger
717/346-8212
E-mail: aaalger@state.pa.us
URL: www.depweb.state.pa.us/labs
TEXAS
Agency: Commission on Environmental Quality
NELAP Representative: Mr. Steve Stubbs
Telephone: 512/239-6343
E-mail: sstubbs@tceq.state.tx.us
URL: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/compliance/compliance_support/qa/
env_lab_accreditation.html
UTAH
Agency: Department of Health
NELAP Representative: Mr. Dave Mendenhall
Telephone: 801/538-9370
E-mail: davidmendenhall@utah.gov
URL: http://www.health.utah.gov/lab/labimp/
VIRGINIA
Agency: Department of General Services
NELAP Representative: Ms. Cathy Westerman
Telephone: 804/648-4480
E-mail: cathy.westerman@dgs.virginia.gov
URL: http://www.dgs.virginia.gov/dcls