New York State Forensic Laboratory Accreditation

New York State Forensic Laboratory Accreditation

2014 Accredited Laboratory Reporting Certification

In order to maintain New York State accreditation, publically funded forensic laboratories in New York must annually certify to the Commission on Forensic Science (Commission), or in the case of a forensic DNA laboratory, the DNA Subcommittee, that they are in continued compliance with the requirements of their external accreditation program. As the administrative arm of the Commission and its DNA Subcommittee, the Office of Forensic Services (OFS) should be copied on all communications exchanged with either ASCLD/LAB or ABFT as they occur. To ensure that no communications are omitted, laboratories are required to annually complete this reporting certification documenting all these communications for the period from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014.

In addition, laboratories must also provide an organizational chart for the reporting period which delineates employees that are required to complete proficiency testing and one copy of the documentation associated with each proficiency test taken for this reporting period. The organizational chart should also denote which employees are considered top and key management. Proficiency test data must be provided in a form consistent with the guide approved by the Commission (see attached) and must include copies of appropriate pages of proficiency test reports from commercial providers. Please note OFS receives this data directly from Collaborative Testing Services (CTS), therefore, laboratories need not provide this data for CTS proficiency tests.

ASCLD/LAB International accredited laboratories must submit documents outlined in ASCLD/LAB Program Overview, Part 5 – Conformance Monitoring: Performance Declarations. This submission shall be concurrent to your submission to ASCLD/LAB.

If you have any questions about this certification, please contact Cathryn Levine at (518) 485-0825 or via email at . The 2014 Laboratory Reporting Certification reports should be submitted electronically to the Office of Forensic Services at by March 5, 2015. Signatures on this sheet attest to the accuracy of the data electronically provided by the laboratory on the Part A, Part B and Part C Excel sheets.

Laboratory Name:
Address:
Director Name: / Phone #: / ( ) -
Signature: / Email:
Fax #: / ( ) -
QA Manager Name: / Phone #: / ( ) -
Signature: / Email:
Fax #: / ( ) -

2014 Accredited Laboratory Reporting Certification Revised 12/18/2014