ENROLLED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 427
BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:663(B), relative to testing methods used by the Department
3 of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for changes to the testing methods used
4 by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:663(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง663. Approval of testing methods by Department of Public Safety and Corrections
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10 B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may use an individual's
11 current certification to a nationally or internationally recognized certification body
12 or a laboratory's certification by one or more of the following professional
13 organizations current accreditation to an accreditation program based on the
14 international standard, ISO/IEC 17025, with an accreditation scope that includes
15 toxicology or blood alcohol, in its determination of the qualifications and
16 competence of individuals or laboratories as required by Subsection A of this Section
17 prior to the issuance of a permit. The certification by the following professional
18 organizations may be considered in issuing such permits:
19 (1) College of American Pathologists (CAP).
20 (2) American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT).
21 (3) Forensic Quality Services (FQS).
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1 (4) American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory
2 Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
3 (5) American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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