DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 448 Original 2015 Regular Session Pugh
Abstract: Authorizes the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) to use an additional
professional organization in its determination of the qualifications and competence of the
individuals and labs that perform chemical analyses of a person's blood, urine, breath, or
other bodily substance, to be used as evidence of intoxication.
Present law provides for chemical analyses of a person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily
substance to be used as evidence of intoxication.
Present law provides that persons performing such chemical analyses shall have a valid permit issued
by the DPS&C and use methods approved by the department.
Present law authorizes DPS&C to use an individual's or a lab's certification by one or more of the
following professional organizations in its determination of the qualifications and competence of the
individuals and labs to whom the permits are issued:
(1)College of American Pathologists.
(2)American Board of Forensic Toxicology.
(3)Forensic Quality Services.
(4)American Society of Crime Lab Directors.
Proposed law adds the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and changes the
name of the American Society of Crime Lab Directors to the American Society of Crime Laboratory
Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
(Amends R.S. 32:663(B))