Advisory Committee On Testing Facilities reviews application questions
By Brandon Dunn
Monday morning, the Advisory Committee on Testing Facilities met at the Truman Building in Jefferson City to review license application questions and assign a degree of importance prior to finalization. The committee reviewed questions 95-116 on the Facility License Application Questions Draft agreeing unanimously on all.
The committee consisted of three members: Brian Lutmer, Program Manager of the Breath Alcohol Program at the Missouri State Public Health Lab; Alan Schaffer, Chemistry Unit Manager at the Missouri State Public Health Lab; Dr. Gary Clapp of Missouri Western State University Organic Chemistry; and, once again, Richard Moore, General Counsel for DHSS, acted as the moderator. Joe Troxell, though listed, was not included.
Moore explained that these questions had received no public feedback and had been kept nearly identical to the originals posted online.
95 Describe your experience testing marijuana, food, or drugs for toxins and/or potency. (Critically Important)
96 Describe your experience testing food or drugs in the healthcare industry (Highly important)
97 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to impartiality (4.1) (Highly Important)
98 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to confidentiality (4.2) (Highly Important)
99 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to structural Requirements (5.0) (Highly Important)
100 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to resource requirements (6.0) (Critically Important)
101 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to personnel (6.2) (Critically Important)
102 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to facilities and environmental conditions (6.3) (Highly Important)
103 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to equipment (6.4) (Highly Important)
104 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to metrological traceability (6.5) (Highly Important)
105 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to externally provided products and services (6.6) (Highly Important)
106 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to review of requests, tenders and contracts (7.1) (Important)
107 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to selection, verification and validation of methods (7.2) (Critically Important)
108 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to sampling (7.3) (Critically Important)
109 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to handling of test or calibration items (7.4) (Highly Important)
110 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to technical records (7.5) (Highly Important)
111 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to evaluation of measurement uncertainty (7.6) (Highly Important)
112 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to ensuring the validity of results (7.7) (Highly Important)
113 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to reporting of results (7.8) (Highly Important) – Committee members did recommend a state created or guided standardized report that both labs would use.
114 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to complaints (7.9) (Important)
115 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to nonconforming work (7.10) (Critically Important)
116 Provide your proposed policy and/or documentation as it relates to the standards defined in ISO 17025:2017 relating to control of data and information management (7.11) (Critically Important)
The committee agreed to remove proof points from questions where proof is required.