Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 11 - Police, Idaho State
Rule 11.03.01 - RULES GOVERNING ALCOHOL TESTING
Section 11.03.01.010 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Alcohol. The chemical compounds of ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, or isopropyl alcohol. (3-23-22)
02. Approved Vendor. A source/provider/manufacturer of an approved standard. (3-23-22)
03. Blood Alcohol Analysis. An analysis of blood to determine the concentration of alcohol present. (3-23-22)
04. Breath Alcohol Analysis. An analysis of breath to determine the concentration of alcohol present. (3-23-22)
05. Breath Alcohol Test. A breath sample or series of separate breath samples provided during a breath testing sequence(s). (3-23-22)
06. Breath Alcohol Testing Sequence. A sequence of events as determined by the Idaho State Police Forensic Services, which may be directed by the instrument, the Operator, or both, and may consist of air blanks, performance verification, internal standard checks, and breath samples. (3-23-22)
07. Breath Testing Specialist (BTS). An operator who has completed advanced training approved by the department and are certified to perform routine instrument maintenance, teach instrument operation skills, proctor proficiency tests for instrument Operators, and testifying as an expert on alcohol physiology and instrument function in court. (3-23-22)
08. Calibration. A set of laboratory operations which establish under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system, or values represented by a material, and the corresponding known values of a measurement. (3-23-22)
09. Certificate of Analysis. A certificate stating the standards used for performance verification have been tested and approved for use by the ISPFS or are manufactured by an ISO 17025:2005, 17025:2017, (or equivalent standard) vendor and are traceable to N.I.S.T. standards. (3-23-22)
10. Certificate of Instrument Calibration. A certificate stating that an individual breath alcohol testing instrument has been evaluated by the ISPFS and found to be suitable for forensic alcohol testing. The certificate bears the signature of the calibration analyst at Idaho State Police Forensic Services, and the effective date of the instrument approval. (3-23-22)
11. Department. The Idaho State Police. (3-23-22)
12. Deprivation Period. A minimum time period of fifteen (15) minutes immediately prior to evidentiary breath alcohol testing during which the subject/individual is not to be allowed to smoke, drink, or eat substances containing alcohol. (3-23-22)
13. Evidentiary Test. A blood, breath, or urine test performed on a subject/individual for potential evidentiary or legal purposes. A distinction is made between evidentiary testing and non-quantitative screening/ monitoring. (3-23-22)
14. Idaho State Police Forensic Services (ISPFS). A division of the Idaho State Police. ISPFS is dedicated to providing forensic science services to the criminal justice system of Idaho. ISPFS is the administrative body for the alcohol testing programs in Idaho. (3-23-22)
15. Laboratory. The place at which specialized devices, instruments and methods are used by trained personnel to measure the concentration of alcohol in samples of blood, vitreous humor, urine, or beverages for law enforcement purposes. (3-23-22)
16. MIP/MIC. An abbreviation used to designate minor in possession or minor in consumption of alcohol. (3-23-22)
17. Monitoring Period. A minimum time period of fifteen (15) minutes immediately prior to evidentiary breath alcohol testing. The monitoring period consists of a mandatory deprivation period and discretionary observation period. The observation period becomes mandatory if the numeric results from only a single breath sample are used. (3-23-22)
18. Observation Period. The time period running concurrently with the deprivation period in which the officer(s) should be observing the subject/individual, and any belch/burp/vomit/regurgitation should be noted by the operator(s). The officer(s) should be in a position, either physically or remotely, to be able to use their available senses to detect the aforementioned events. (3-23-22)
19. Operator Certification. The condition of having satisfied the training requirements for administering breath alcohol tests as established by the department. (3-23-22)
20. Operator. An individual certified by the department as qualified by training to administer breath alcohol tests. (3-23-22)
21. Performance Verification. A verification of the accuracy of the breath testing instrument utilizing a performance verification standard. Performance verification should be reported to three decimal places. While ISPFS uses the term performance verification, manufacturers and others may use a term such as "calibration check" or "simulator check." (3-23-22)
22. Performance Verification Standard. An ethyl alcohol standard used for field performance verifications. The standard is provided or approved, or both, by the department. (3-23-22)
23. Proficiency Testing. A periodic analysis of blood, urine, or other liquid specimen(s) whose alcohol content is unknown to the testing laboratory, to evaluate the capability of that laboratory to perform accurate analysis for alcohol concentration. (3-23-22)
24. Quality Control. An analysis of referenced samples whose alcohol content is known, which is performed with each batch of blood, vitreous humor, urine or beverage analysis to ensure that the laboratory's determination of alcohol concentration is reproducible and accurate. (3-23-22)
25. Urine Alcohol Analysis. An analysis of urine to determine the concentration of alcohol present. (3-23-22)
