Standards for Relationship Testing Laboratories, 17th Edition – Free Portal Trial

This two-week free trial gives readers access to the full 17th edition of Standards for Relationship Testing Laboratories in AABB's Standards Portal. There is no obligation to purchase access to the Portal after the free trial expires.

Product Features

The 17th edition of Standards for Relationship Testing Laboratories (RT Standards), effective January 1, 2026, features new and revised requirements in areas such as employee qualification, facility monitoring of potentially fabricated documents, and the identification of non-chain of custody cases.

The Standards Portal is also fully searchable by key word, chapter, or standard number, allowing users to navigate quickly to the most relevant standards to them at that time. Guidance is provided on how to implement a standard, why it was created, or why a change was made from this edition to the last. Any relevant documentation that would assist users in implementing the standard in question is provided.

Benefits to Users

All links to outside websites and cross references to other standards in the portal are live and appear in popup windows to allow users to be able to see both the standard in question and the linked post. The full edition of the RT Standards (not including any guidance) is printable at any time to ensure that users can take the RT Standards on the go.

Any interim or emergent standards will appear seamlessly in the portal once effective and highlighted.

By purchasing the RT Standards through the AABB Standards Portal ("Portal"), users acknowledge and agree that they will access the Standards solely for their own personal and/or professional use and not distribute, copy, or provide access to the RT Standards for use by any third parties. Furthermore, users will securely maintain their login and password for the Portal. In the event that AABB or its authorized agents discover that users have not complied with these Terms and Conditions of Use, they understand that they will lose all rights to access the RT Standards and will not be entitled to any refund.

Significant Changes in the 17th Edition

• New Standard 1.4.2 ensures that accredited organizations have plans in place to identify threats associated with sample integrity and the infrastructure of the technology and communication systems.
• New Standard 3.7 ensures that facilities monitor their critical technology infrastructure and that they function as expected including defined checks.
• New Standard 5.2.1.2.1 ensures that laboratories using publicly accessible databases do so under the agreement of the terms of service that exist at that time. This provides coverage to the user concerning privacy requirements that are required to be followed.
• New Standard 5.2.5.2 ensures that reports created for genetic genealogy cases that have profiles obtained from the publicly available space where identity is not verified are identified as such.

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Effective date: January 1, 2026

DIGITAL EDITION: AABB, 2023
Product Code: 253293SPT
AABB Member Price: $0
Nonmember Price: $0

Item Details:

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