4099.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Chairperson – the Chairperson of the Board.

DFS Establishment Act – the Department of Forensic Sciences Establishment Act of 2011, effective August 17, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official Code §§ 5-1501.01 et seq.)

Director – the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences.

Misconduct – an unacceptable or improper behavior that leads to a failure to meet expected standards of practice.

Open Meetings Act – the Open Meetings Act, effective March 9, 2016 (D.C. Law 18-350; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-571 - 2-580).

Professional negligence – the breach of professional duty through a violation of the standards of care.

QCAR – a Quality Corrective Action Report, which stems from a recommendation to correct a prior action on any function that has an analytical value that affected laboratory or work value.

QPAR – a Quality Preventative Action Report, which stems from a recommendation for improvement on any function that has an analytical value that affects laboratory or work value.

Testing error – a technical result or interpretation that is incorrect and which may have resulted in inaccurate conclusions being reported.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 2504 (March 1, 2019).