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ANSI/<strong>NIST</strong>-ITL 1-<strong>2011</strong> - UPDATE 2013 DRAFT VERSIONValueDescription1 Laboratory DNA processing unit2 Rapid DNA / mobile processing unit3 Other4 Unknown• The second in<strong>for</strong>mation item is the lab type / LTY. It is mandatory if the value<strong>for</strong> UTY is 1 or 2. It is not entered otherwise. When present, this in<strong>for</strong>mationitem contains a single character describing the laboratory that processed the DNA:G = GovernmentI = IndustryO = Other laboratoryU = Unknown• The third in<strong>for</strong>mation item is the accreditation in<strong>for</strong>mation / ACC. It ismandatory if the value <strong>for</strong> UTY is 1 or 2. It shall not be entered otherwise. Whenpresent, this in<strong>for</strong>mation item shall contain a minimum of one numeric characterif the value is 0 or a minimum of two characters (one numeric followedimmediately by one alpha character if the lab is accredited). If the laboratory hasan unknown accreditation status, three numeric characters '255' are entered. Thevalues in this in<strong>for</strong>mation item shall be separated individually by commasbetween accreditation and scope pairings. More than one accreditation and scopeof accreditation is permitted.Allowable numeric values are:0 = No Accreditation1 = ISO Accreditation2 = GLP Accreditation3 = AABB Accreditation4 = ISO/ILAC Guide 19 Accreditation5 = ASCLD Lab Accreditation6 = Other255 = UnknownThe scope of accreditation is incorporated as an alphabetic code immediatelyfollowing the accreditation body / source numeric value. The scope ofaccreditation is <strong>for</strong> what type of DNA technology that the laboratory is accredited.These are:N = NuclearM = MitochondrialD = DatabaseO = OtherThe following is an example of a string <strong>for</strong> this in<strong>for</strong>mation item:370

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