1. (a) This section describes a discipline, subdiscipline, or procedure that is 'forensic analysis' but is not subject to accreditation by one or more accrediting bodies recognized by the director under this subchapter.

2. (b) Even though a discipline or subdiscipline is forensic analysis, the director has determined that no accreditation is appropriate or available from a recognized accrediting body for the following disciplines, subdisciplines, or procedures and a laboratory may not apply for voluntary or statutory DPS accreditation for:

   1. (1) sexual assault examination of the person;
   2. (2) forensic pathology, anthropology, entomology, or botany;
   3. (3) environmental testing;
   4. (4) facial or traffic accident reconstruction;
   5. (5) digital evidence (subdisciplines may include computer forensics, audio, video, or imaging);
   6. (6) polygraph examination;
   7. (7) voice stress, voiceprint, or similar voice analysis;
   8. (8) forensic hypnosis;
   9. (9) statement analysis;
   10. (10) profiling; or
   11. (11) other discipline or subdiscipline so determined by the director.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.126 adopted to be effective December 17, 2003, 28 TexReg 10954.