HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2421

STATE EXAMINES ANY OF THE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER OF THIS
STATE, THE RESULTS OF THAT EXAMINATION MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED
BY THIS STATE UNLESS THE WATER QUALITY LABORATORY IS
CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)  CONDITIONS FOR CERTIFICATION.

A PERSON WHO OPERATES A WATER QUALITY LABORATORY IN
ANOTHER STATE AND WHO WISHES TO HAVE THE WATER QUALITY
LABORATORY CERTIFIED IN THIS STATE SHALL:

(1) SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT, ON THE FORM THAT
THE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES, AN APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF
THE WATER QUALITY LABORATORY;

(2) SHOW TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
THAT THE WATER QUALITY LABORATORY MEETS AT LEAST THE MINIMUM
STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE FOR WATER QUALITY LABORATORIES IN THIS STATE;
AND

(3) PAY TO THE DEPARTMENT THE APPLICATION FEE
SET BY THE DEPARTMENT.

(C)  RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION.

A WATER QUALITY LABORATORY THAT IS IN ANOTHER STATE AND
IS CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY RENEW ITS CERTIFICATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 34A(h).

In subsection (b)(3) of this section,
"reasonable", which formerly modified
"application fee", is deleted as unnecessary.

9-1016. REPRIMANDS, SUSPENSIONS, AND REVOCATIONS
GROUNDS.

SUBJECT TO THE HEARING PROVISIONS OF § 9-1017 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE SECRETARY MAY REPRIMAND OR REVOKE OR SUSPEND
THE CERTIFICATION OF ANY WATER QUALITY LABORATORY THAT:

(1) FRAUDULENTLY OR DECEPTIVELY OBTAINS OR

ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATION;

(2) FRAUDULENTLY OR DECEPTIVELY USES A
CERTIFICATION;

(3) FAILS TO MEET SUBSTANTIALLY THE STANDARDS
AND QUALIFICATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE; OR