(a) The laboratory shall employ a supervisor or management employee who must be responsible for: (1) Overseeing and directing the scientific methods of the laboratory; (2) Ensuring that the laboratory achieves and maintains a laboratory quality assurance program as required by section 5729 of this division; and (3) Providing ongoing and appropriate training to laboratory employees. (b) To be considered qualified, the supervisor or management employee must have earned, at minimum: (1) A doctoral degree in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an accredited college or university; (2) A master’s degree in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an accredited college or university, plus at least 2 years of full-time practical experience; or (3) A bachelor’s degree in biological, chemical, agricultural, environmental, or related sciences from an accredited college or university, plus at least 4 years of full-time practical experience. Authority: Section 26013, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 26102 and 26104, Business and Professions Code.
