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Department of Forensic Biology
Forensic Biology Quality Assurance Quality Control Manuals
This manual contains individual procedures pertaining to the Department's quality assurance and quality control activities, for example, proficiency testing, reagent preparation and performance testing, validation, and equipment calibration and maintenance programs.
Procedures on this page were effective from June 20, 2016 through at least December 31, 2024. The dates effective are shown as MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY in the file name. To view procedures that were in effect for other time frames, please go to the Forensic Biology Technical Manual Page and choose the time frame needed.
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Audits and Assessments
- Audits and Assessments effective 09/05/23 – current
- Audits and Assessments effective 05/25/21 – 09/04/23
- Audits and Assessments effective 06/29/20 – 05/24/21
- Audits and Assessments effective 06/14/19 – 06/28/20
- Audits and Assessments effective 12/05/18 – 06/13/19
- Audits and Assessments effective 12/01/17 – 12/04/18
- Audits and Assessments effective 05/02/17 – 11/30/17
- Audits and Assessments effective 03/10/17 – 05/01/17
- Audits and Assessments effective 02/28/17 – 03/09/17
- Audits and Assessments effective 06/20/16 – 02/27/17
Complaints
Control of Data
Control of Non-Conforming Work
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 12/31/24 – 04/17/25
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 04/22/24 – 12/30/24
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 01/08/24 – 04/21/24
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 06/22/23 – 07/07/24
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 02/14/23 – 06/21/23
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 10/24/22 – 02/13/23
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 08/27/21 – 10/23/22
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 11/17/20 – 08/26/21
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 02/20/19 – 11/16/20
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 10/19/18 – 02/19/19
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 12/20/17 – 10/18/18
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 03/10/17 – 12/19/17
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 02/28/17 – 03/09/17
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 12/15/16 – 02/27/17
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 08/31/16 – 12/14/16
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 07/08/16 – 08/30/16
- Control of Non-Conforming Work effective 06/20/16 – 07/07/16
Control of Reference Collections
- Control of Reference Collections effective 05/25/21 – current
- Control of Reference Collections effective 11/20/20 – 05/24/21
- Control of Reference Collections effective 03/10/17 – 11/19/20
- Control of Reference Collections effective 03/01/17 – 03/09/17
- Control of Reference Collections effective 06/20/16 – 02/28/17
Court Testimony Monitoring
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 10/10/24 – current
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 11/23/22 – 10/09/24
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 04/06/21 – 11/22/22
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 10/30/20 – 04/05/21
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 12/30/19 – 10/29/20
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 03/10/17 – 12/29/19
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 03/01/17 – 03/09/17
- Court Testimony Monitoring effective 06/20/16 – 02/28/17
Equipment Calibration and Maintenance
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 10/27/23 – current
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 04/27/22 – 10/26/23
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 12/21/21 – 04/26/22
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 05/25/21 – 12/20/21
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 10/28/20 – 05/24/21
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 12/30/19 – 10/27/20
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 10/26/17 – 12/29/19
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 03/07/17 – 10/25/17
- Equipment Calibration and Maintenance effective 06/20/16 – 03/06/17
Exogenous DNA Prevention
Lab Types Database
- Lab Types Database effective 02/16/23 – 01/20/25
- Lab Types Database effective 06/28/22 – 02/15/23
- Lab Types Database effective 12/30/19 – 06/27/22
- Lab Types Database effective 11/26/18 – 12/29/19
- Lab Types Database effective 11/30/17 – 11/25/18
- Lab Types Database effective 11/02/17 – 11/29/17
- Lab Types Database effective 03/07/17 – 11/01/17
- Lab Types Database effective 01/03/17 – 03/06/17
- Lab Types Database effective 06/20/16 – 01/02/17
Preventative Action
Proficiency Testing Program
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 10/11/24 – 01/20/25
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 08/15/24 – 10/10/24
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 04/19/23 – 08/14/24
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 11/23/22 – 04/18/23
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 03/26/21 – 11/22/22
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 02/05/21 – 03/25/21
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 11/02/20 – 02/04/21
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 07/29/20 – 11/01/20
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 12/24/19 – 07/28/20
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 06/14/19 – 12/23/19
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 11/26/18 – 06/13/19
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 12/06/17 – 11/25/18
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 08/29/17 – 12/05/17
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 03/07/17 – 08/28/17
- Proficiency Testing Program effective 06/20/16 – 03/06/17
Quality Incident Review
Reagents
- Reagents effective 12/31/24 – current
- Reagents effective 03/28/24 – 12/30/24
- Reagents effective 09/06/23 – 03/27/24
- Reagents effective 07/06/23 – 09/05/23
- Reagents effective 04/24/23 – 07/05/23
- Reagents effective 09/16/22 – 04/23/23
- Reagents effective 09/07/21 – 09/15/22
- Reagents effective 08/23/21 – 09/06/21
- Reagents effective 05/04/21 – 08/22/21
- Reagents effective 09/24/20 – 05/03/21
- Reagents effective 08/29/19 – 09/23/20
- Reagents effective 06/06/19 – 08/28/19
- Reagents effective 10/18/18 – 06/05/19
- Reagents effective 10/15/18 – 10/17/18
- Reagents effective 05/18/18 – 10/14/18
- Reagents effective 02/14/18 – 05/17/18
- Reagents effective 12/06/17 – 02/13/18
- Reagents effective 03/07/17 – 12/05/17
- Reagents effective 10/14/16 – 03/06/17
- Reagents effective 06/20/16 – 10/13/16
Validation
- Validation effective 05/09/23 – current
- Validation effective 04/27/22 – 05/08/23
- Validation effective 10/28/20 – 04/26/22
- Validation effective 08/07/19 – 10/27/20
- Validation effective 04/11/19 – 08/06/19
- Validation effective 11/26/18 – 04/10/19
- Validation effective 12/05/17 – 11/25/18
- Validation effective 03/07/17 – 12/04/17
- Validation effective 12/02/16 – 03/06/17
- Validation effective 06/20/16 – 12/01/16
QC740 - QC Monitoring Process