Ariz. Admin. Code § R13-10-104 - Testing Procedures
A. Law
enforcement agencies or individuals acting independently of law enforcement
agencies who conduct alcohol concentration determinations by means of devices
shall utilize a quality assurance program that is conducted by Quality
Assurance Specialists or Operators and generate records of periodic
maintenance. This quality assurance program shall include:
1. Criteria for ensuring the accurate and
proper operation of devices by the regular performance of Calibration Checks
and Quality Assurance Procedures as referenced in subsections (A)(2) and
(A)(3);
2. Calibration Checks of
devices that are performed within 31 days of each other as Standard Calibration
Check Procedures or during a test sequence bracketing a duplicate breath test
as Concurrent Calibration Check Procedures and recorded according to the
requirements of the appropriate Quality Assurance Procedures set forth in
Exhibits G-2, G-3, G-6, H-2 and I-2 or as approved by the Director according to
R13-10-103(I) .
These checks shall indicate that the device is capable of determining the value
of a standard alcohol concentration solution with an accuracy limit of ±
0.01 grams per 210 liters of breath or ± 10 percent, whichever is
greater;
3. Quality Assurance
Procedure checks of devices that are performed within 90 days of each other as
Standard Quality Assurance Procedures or during a test sequence bracketing a
duplicate breath test as Concurrent Quality Assurance Procedures, and recorded
according to the requirements of the appropriate Quality Assurance Procedures
set forth in Exhibits G-4, G-5, G-6, H-3, H-4 and I-2 or as approved by the
Director according to
R13-10-103(I) .
These checks shall indicate that the device is capable of proper operation and
is functioning as required by the Quality Assurance Procedures for the
device;
4. Standard alcohol
concentration solutions, either liquid or gas, that are National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable; and
5. Records of Calibration Checks, Quality
Assurance Procedures and maintenance or repairs for each device in
use.
B. An Operator shall
utilize the Standard Operational Procedure approved by the Department for the
device being operated in performing tests for the determination of alcohol
concentration, as contained in Exhibits G-1, G-6, H-1 and I-1 or as approved by
the Director according to
R13-10-103(I).
C. Duplicate breath tests shall be
administered at intervals of not less than five minutes nor more than 10
minutes. The results of both tests shall be within 0.020 alcohol concentration
of each other. If the second test is not within 0.020 alcohol concentration of
the first test, additional tests shall be administered until the results of two
consecutive tests are within 0.020 alcohol concentration.
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