26(1) A licensee shall establish and operate an internal quality control program that includes:
(a) the selection of appropriate test methods;
(b) the prescribing of acceptable levels of variation of test results;
(c) the prescribing of appropriate actions that are to be taken before acceptance or rejection of batches or analytical runs;
(d) the development and maintenance of current procedure manuals; and
(e) the making of records of all quality control test results at the time when the test results are obtained.
(2) A licensee shall ensure that the records mentioned in clause (1)(e) are retained for a period of not less than one year.
Proficiency testing
27(1) A licensee shall ensure that the medical laboratory participates, in accordance with this section, in a proficiency testing program conducted by the