364 Equipment to determine blood alcohol content under the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Equipment to Determine Blood Alcohol Content under the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code

[26 Pa.B. 1089]

   The Department of Health has approved the following equipment for determining alcohol content of the blood by analysis of a person's breath. This list of approved equipment replaces the previous list which appeared in 24 Pa.B. 5149 (October 8, 1994) and is published under the authority contained in the Motor Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(c)(1)), the Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S. § 5125(c)(1)), the Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c)) and The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 532).

   Equipment approved under this notice may be used by law enforcement officials to obtain test results which will be admissible in evidence in any summary or criminal proceeding in which the defendant is charged with a violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731 (driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance), or any other violation of the Vehicle Code arising out of the same action, or 30 Pa.C.S. § 5502 (operating watercraft under influence of alcohol or controlled substance), or any other violation of the Fish and Boat Code arising out of the same action, or 34 Pa.C.S. § 2501 (hunting or furtaking under influence of alcohol or controlled substance), or any other violation of the Game and Wildlife Code arising out of the same action. Law enforcement agencies should determine that an approved training program in the use of the equipment is available in accordance with the above referenced statutes before purchasing any of the devices contained on this list.

   The approval of Type A equipment listed in this notice is based on the evaluation of the equipment by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States Department of Transportation (61 FR 3078, January 30, 1996).

   Instruments marked with an asterisk (*) meet the Model Specifications detailed in 49 FR 48854 (December 14, 1984) (that is, instruments tested at breath alcohol concentrations of 0.000, 0.050, 0.101 and 0.151 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of air). Instruments not marked with an asterisk meet the Model Specifications detailed in 58 FR 48705 (September 17, 1993), and were tested at breath alcohol concentrations of 0.000, 0.020, 0.040, 0.080 and 0.160 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of air. Instruments whose precision and accuracy have been evaluated in the latter concentration range (that is, devices not marked with an asterisk) should be used when reliable results are required at blood concentrations below 0.050%.

   NHTSA also evaluates equipment to determine if it must be operated at fixed locations (that is, nonmobile equipment) or can be transported to nonfixed operational sites in the field (mobile equipment). Equipment on the list is approved for both mobile and nonmobile operation unless designated for use at a fixed location (nonmobile) exclusively or for transport to field locations (mobile) only.

   Inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to M. Jeffery Shoemaker, Ph.D., Director, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Bureau of Laboratories, Department of Health, P. O. Box 500, Exton, PA 19341-0500, [phone].

   Persons with a disability may submit questions to Dr. Shoemaker in alternative formats, such as by audio tape, braille or using TDD: [phone]. Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this document (for example, large print, audio tape, braille) should contact Dr. Shoemaker so that he may make the necessary arrangements.

   (a)  Type-A equipment. The following equipment is approved for determining the alcohol content of the blood by analysis of a person's breath:

   (1)  Alcohol Countermeasures System, Inc., Port Huron, MI
Alert J3AD*

   (2)  BAC Systems, Inc., Ontario, Canada
Breath Analysis Computer* (mobile use only)

   (3)  CAMEC Ltd., North Shields, Tyne and Ware, England
IR Breath Analyzer*

   (4)  CMI, Inc., Owensboro, KY
Intoxilyzer 200
Intoxilyzer 200D
Intoxilyzer 300
Intoxilyzer 400
Intoxilyzer 1400
Intoxilyzer 4011*
Intoxilyzer 4011A*
Intoxilyzer 4011AS*
Intoxilyzer 4011AS-A*
Intoxilyzer 4011AS-AQ*
Intoxilyzer 4011AW*
Intoxilyzer 4011A27-10100*
Intoxilyzer 4011A27-10100 with filter*
Intoxilyzer 5000
Intoxilyzer 5000 (w/Cal. Vapor Re-Circ.)
Intoxilyzer 5000 (w/3/8" ID hose option)
Intoxilyzer 5000CD
Intoxilyzer 5000CD/FG5
Intoxilyzer 5000 (CAL DOJ)
Intoxilyzer 5000 (VA)
Intoxilyzer PAC 1200*
Intoxilyzer S-D2

   (5)  Decator Electronics, Decator, IL
Alco-Tector model 500* (nonmobile use only)

   (6)  Gall's Inc., Lexington, KY
Alcohol Detection System-A.D.S. 500

   (7)  Intoximeters, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Photo Electric Intoximeter* (nonmobile use only)
GC Intoximeter MK II*
GC Intoximeter MK IV*
Auto Intoximeter*
Intoximeter 3000*
Intoximeter 3000 (rev B1)*
Intoximeter 3000 (rev B2)*
Intoximeter 3000 (rev B2A)*
Intoximeter 3000 (rev B2A) w/FM option*
Intoximeter 3000 (Fuel Cell)*
Intoximeter 3000D*
Intoximeter 3000DFC*
Alcomonitor (nonmobile use only)
Alcomonitor CC
Alco-Sensor III
Alco-Sensor IV
RBT III
RBT III-A
RBT-IV
Intox EC-IR
Portable Intox EC-IR

   (8)  Komyo Kitagawa, Kogyo, K.K.
Alcolyzer DPA-2*
Breath Alcohol Meter PAM 101B*

   (9)  Life-Loc, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO
PBA 3000-B
PBAS 3000-P*

   (10)  Lion Laboratories Ltd., Cardiff, Wales, UK
Alcolmeter 300
Alcolmeter 400
Alcolmeter AE-D1*
Alcolmeter SD-2*
Alcolmeter EBA*
Auto-Alcolmeter* (nonmobile use only)
Intoxilyzer 200
Intoxilyzer 200D
Intoxilyzer 1400
Intoxilyzer 5000 CD/FGS

   (11)  Luckey Laboratories, San Bernardino, CA
Alco-Analyzer 1000* (nonmobile use only)
Alco-Analyzer 2000* (nonmobile use only)

   (12)  National Draeger, Inc., Durango, CO
Alcotest 7010*
Alcotest 7110*
Alcotest 7110 MK111
Alcotest 7410
Breathalyzer 900*
Breathalyzer 900A*
Breathalyzer 900BG*
Breathalyzer 7410
Breathalyzer 7410-11

   (13)  National Patent Analytical Systems, Inc., Mansfield, OH
BAC Datamaster
BAC Verifier Datamaster

   (14)  Omicron Systems, Palo Alto, CA
Intoxilyzer 4011*
Intoxilyzer 4011AW*

   (15)  Plus 4 Engineering, Minturn, CO
5000 Plus 4*

   (16)  Siemans-Allis, Cherry Hill, NJ
Alcomat*
Alcomat F*

   (17)  Smith and Wesson Electronics, Springfield, MA
Breathalyzer 900*
Breathalyzer 900A*
Breathalyzer 1000*
Breathalyzer 2000*
Breathalyzer 2000 (Non-Humidity Sensor)*

   (18)  Sound-Off Inc., Hudsonville, MI
AlcoData

   (19)  Stephenson Corp.
Breathalyzer 900*

   (20)  U. S. Alcohol Testing, Inc./Protection Devices, Inc.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Alco-Analyzer 1000 (nonmobile use only)
Alco-Analyzer 2000 (nonmobile use only)
Alco-Analyzer 2100

   (21)  Verax Systems, Inc., Fairport, NY
BAC Verifier*
BAC Verifier Datamaster
BAC Verifier Datamaster II*

   (b)  Type-B Equipment. The following equipment is approved for taking a sample of a person's breath for subsequent laboratory analysis to determine the alcohol content of a person's blood:

   (1)  Intoximeters, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Indium Encapsulation System

   (2)  Luckey Laboratories, San Bernardino, CA
Mobat Sober-Meter-SM II

PETER J. JANNETTA, M.D.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-364. Filed for public inspection March 8, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]