§ 493.55 Application for registration certificate and certificate of accreditation.
(a) Filing of application. A laboratory may be issued a certificate of accreditation in lieu of the applicable certificate specified in subpart B or subpart C of this part provided the laboratory—
(1) Meets the standards of a private non-profit accreditation program approved by HHS in accordance with subpart E; and
(2) Files a separate application for each location, except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Exceptions. (1) Laboratories that are not at fixed locations, that is, laboratories that move from testing site to testing site, such as mobile units providing laboratory testing, health screening fairs, or other temporary testing locations may be covered under the certificate of the designated primary site or home base, using its address.