Any owner or operator of one or more facilities which are subject to the state and federal regulation.

Any facility regulated by the act, facility activities, and management systems or processes that result in the identification and prevention of noncompliance and improve compliance. Items already identified by the department or under investigation are not protected by an audit.

A company can elect to complete an audit at any time. Some common reasons include, new facility purchase, significant personnel turnover, regulation or rule changes.

Audit reports and findings are privileged and protected communications when submitted in good faith. Identified and reported noncompliance is generally not subject to a civil penalty.

180 days for completion of the Audit and 60 days to complete the audit report. Audit Implementation Plan may take additional time so long as completion and reporting timelines are met.