Section 1287.20  Definitions

"Accreditation Certificates" means documentation by an authoritative body that gives formal recognition that a body is competent to carry out specific tasks.

"Individual Testing Certifications" means documentation by an authoritative body that gives formal recognition that a person is competent to carry out specific tasks.

"Instrumental Maintenance Logs" means a record documenting events in relation to the upkeep, preventative maintenance, and operating condition of an instrument.

"Instrumental Sequence Logs" means a record documenting a particular order or sequence in which samples are analyzed on an instrument.

"Measurement Uncertainty" or "MU" means an estimate of the range values with which a measurand (the quantitative expression of that which is being determined) is likely to be found.

"Proficiency Testing" means tests (administered internally by a third party) taken by the forensic scientist/examiner/technician that demonstrate competency in an area of analysis.

"Quality Issue Documentation" means documentation of potential nonconforming work or a departure from the policies and/or procedures in the quality system of technical operations.

"Standard Operating Procedures" means established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated analytical operations or in designated situations.

"Testing Laboratory" means the laboratory that is conducting the toxicological analysis.

"Toxicology Confirmatory Testing" means the testing performed to confirm the identity of the substance or compound.

"Toxicology Evidence" means forensic laboratory testing of blood, urine or other bodily substance.