Alaska Administrative Code
Title 13 - Public Safety
Part 3 - Office of the Commissioner
Chapter 63 - Forensic Alcohol Testing
13 AAC 63.010 - Scientific director

(a) The commissioner will designate the director, or another employee, of the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory as the scientific director of the breath and blood alcohol testing program. The scientific director must hold at least a bachelor's degree, with a major in chemistry or a physical science field. In addition, the scientific director must have specialized knowledge in the field of forensic alcohol testing.

(b) The scientific director is responsible for all aspects of the statewide breath and blood alcohol testing program, including the certification of breath test instruments, operators, and supervisors, and for implementing and safeguarding the scientific integrity of the breath and blood alcohol testing program.