Agency Schedule Detail

Authorization Number : 10551627

Agency Series No. : BCI-LAB-25

Status : Active

Agency Web Link :

Agency : AGO

Confidential Description :

Division : AGOBCII

Vital Description : Court cases can be made or broken if the office cannot prove the reliability of its practices. This documentation cannot be recreated from other sources.

Section :

Record Title : Lab Quality Records

Revision : 0

Record Description : Records provide documentation of compliance to accreditation requirements as well as testing methods and quality assurance measures taken. Records include, but are not limited to, proficiency test summaries, copies of proficiency test records, validation studies, training records, corrective action records, preventive action records, and archived policy/procedures relating to the specific test methods or applicable instruments.

Retention Period	Retention Justification	Media Code	Method of Disposal
Retain 50 years, unless maintained in paper or microfilm.	These records may be referred to during specific quality reviews and may affect the testimony of staff for cases during trial. Quality reviews may be referenced during revews of the effects of previous methods when new/emerging technologies are available or in regards to a specific scientist’s work. Records need to be available for duration of a scientist’s career and into future for emerging technologies.	Electronic	Delete
Retain 50 years.	These records may be referred to during specific quality reviews and may affect the testimony of staff for cases during trial. Quality reviews may be referenced during revews of the effects of previous methods when new/emerging technologies are available or in regards to a specific scientist’s work. Records need to be available for duration of a scientist’s career and into future for emerging technologies.	Paper	Shred
Retain 50 years.	These records may be referred to during specific quality reviews and may affect the testimony of staff for cases during trial. Quality reviews may be referenced during revews of the effects of previous methods when new/emerging technologies are available or in regards to a specific scientist’s work. Records need to be available for duration of a scientist’s career and into future for emerging technologies.	Microform	Shred

Approvals

Status	Name	Title	Date
Approved	Nathan Owens	Records Coordinator	10/3/2016 8:12:00 AM
Approved	Pari Swift	Records Officer	10/3/2016 4:11:00 PM
Approved	Bunnie Jones	Record Administrator	10/4/2016 12:44:00 PM
Approved	Fred Previts	State Archivist	10/4/2016 1:10:00 PM
Approved	Martin Meeks	State Auditor	10/7/2016 2:13:00 PM

Notes

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