Wyo. Code R. 048-0010-1
Effective Date: 02/11/1991 to 01/26/2004
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 048.0010.1.02111991
These rules of the Department of Health, Division of Health and Medical Services, are promulgated pursuant to 31-6-105(a).
To insure scientific validity and uniform standards of practice for chemical analysis of alcohol.
(a) 'Alcohol' means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including but not limited to, ethanol, methanol, propanol and isopropanol. Instruments and methods which are not specific for the individual alcohols shall be calibrated using ethanol.
(b) 'Alcohol concentration' in percent (%) means:
(i) The number of grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood;
(ii) The number of grams of alcohol per seventy-five (75) milliliters of urine;
(iii) The number of grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath;
(iv) The number of grams of alcohol per eighty-six and two tenths (86.2) milliliters of serum or plasma; or
(v) The number of grams of alcohol per seventy-eight and seven tenths (78.7) milliliters of vitreous fluid.
(c) 'Analytical personnel' means personnel holding a permit to be classified as an operator, senior operator, or alcohol analyst as described in Chapter 4 of these rules.
(d) 'Blank sample' means a sample of blood, urine, water or air that is known to be free of measurable quantities of alcohol, to be used for calibrating instruments or documenting that a test procedure will not indicate the presence of alcohol when none is present.
(e) 'Chemical analysis' means a test to determine the presence and/or amount of certain chemicals based on their chemical and/or physical properties. For example, a chemical analysis for alcohol may be done by gas chromatography, infrared absorption, etc.
(f) 'Permit' means a statement that an individual has met prescribed qualifications and is permitted to perform alcohol analyses to be used in enforcement of 31-5-233, 31-6-102, 31-17-111/113, 41-13-206, and 10-6-103.
(g) 'Proficiency sample' means a sample of blood, urine, or water prepared to contain a specified quantity of alcohol to be used to determine the competency of analytical personnel or procedures.
(h) “Reference sample” means a sample of blood, urine, water, or air prepared to contain a specified amount of alcohol, or a mechanical device designed to give a specified value, to be used as a means of calibrating or verifying the calibration of a test procedure or instrument.
(i) “State agency” refers to the Department of Health, Division of Health and Medical Services, Public Health Laboratory Services, Chemical Testing Program.
Any person, facility or agency that performs alcohol analyses, the results of which will be used for enforcement of 31-6-102, 31-5-233, 31-17-111/113, 41-13-206, and 10-6- 103, after June 7, 1989 shall be subject to these rules. Tests for other purposes may be done at the discretion of the local agency.