Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1238 adds provisions to the Health and Safety Code relating to the accreditation of environmental testing laboratories. The act requires the Texas Board of Health to set minimum performance and quality assurance standards for accreditation and to set accreditation fees and allows the board to provide for the accreditation of a laboratory that is accredited or licensed by another state. The act requires the Texas Department of Health to administer the voluntary accreditation program, including requirements for the content and form of the application, and authorizes the department to grant accreditation to a laboratory that complies with certain minimum requirements or to suspend or revoke accreditation for facilities failing to meet such standards.