Haw. Code R. § 11-114-17

Current through November, 2024
Section 11-114-17 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

"Alcohol" means ethyl alcohol.

"Alcohol testing supervisor" means a person who supervises alcohol analysts and meets the requirements of section 11-114-19.

"Alcohol analyst" means a person who performs alcohol tests of blood or other bodily substances and meets the requirements of section 11-114-20.

"Alcohol concentration" means grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood, or terminology established by appropriate statute.

"Alcohol test" means a test to measure a person's blood or other bodily substance for alcohol concentration which is conducted for forensic alcohol testing purposes and adheres to the criteria of this subchapter.

"Blood" means whole blood.

"Department" means the state department of health.

"Director of health" means the director of the state department of health or the director's representative(s). For purposes of this chapter this includes the DUI coordinator.

"DUI coordinator" means the director of health or the individual(s) authorized by the director of health to represent the director of health in matters pertaining to this chapter.

"License" means a document issued by the department to a laboratory to perform alcohol tests.

"Other bodily substances" means a bodily sample other than blood or breath, such as urine, gastro-intestinal contents, and tissues.

"Performance evaluation sample" means an alcohol-containing blood sample which is tested to assess the performance of the laboratory by comparison of the result with the target value.

"Reference sample" means a sample of known alcohol composition which can be used to determine the accuracy of an alcohol test instrument or procedure.

"Systematic error" means the difference between the mean of measured values and the target value; the difference may be expressed as per cent of the target value.

"Target value" means the result which should be obtained when a performance evaluation sample or reference sample is used in an appropriate testing procedure.

Haw. Code R. § 11-114-17

[Eff DEC 30, 1993] (Auth: HRS § 321-161) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-161; 286-2; 286-151; 286-152; 286-153; 286-154; 286-155.5; 286-158; 286-160; 286-162; 286-163; 286-171; 286-251; 286-254; 286-255; 286-256; 286-257; 286-258; 286-259; 291-4; 291-4.5; 291-5; 291-6; 291C-162; 321-1; 321-9; 321-10; 321-11; 321-13; 321-14; 321-18; 321-19; 321-20)