Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director › Chapter 3701-53 - Alcohol Testing › Section 3701-53-07 - Laboratory requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Chain of custody
			 and the test results for evidential alcohol, controlled substances, metabolites
			 of a controlled substance and drugs of abuse shall be identified and retained
			 for not less than three years, after which time the documents may be discarded
			 unless otherwise directed in writing from a court. All positive blood, urine,
			 oral fluid and other bodily substances shall be retained according to the
			 laboratory procedure manual for a period of not less than one year from the
			 report date, after which time the specimens may be discarded unless otherwise
			 directed in writing from a court or the submitting agency.
(B)
								The laboratory
			 shall successfully complete a national proficiency testing program using the
			 applicable techniques or methods for which the laboratory personnel seek a
			 permit under rule
			 3701-53-10 of the Administrative
			 Code. The designated laboratory director or designee will submit a copy of the
			 proficiency test results to the director or their designee.
(C)
								The laboratory
			 will have a written procedure manual of all analytical techniques or methods
			 used for testing of alcohol or drugs of abuse in bodily substances. Textbooks
			 and package inserts or operator manuals from the manufacturer may be used to
			 supplement but may not be used in lieu of the laboratory's own procedure manual
			 for testing specimens.
(D)
								The designated laboratory director will review, sign,
			 and date the procedure manual to certify that the manual is in compliance with
			 this rule. The designated laboratory director will ensure that:
(1)
									Any changes in a
			 procedure be approved, signed, and dated by the designated laboratory
			 director(s);
(2)
									The date the procedure was first used and the date the
			 procedure was revised or discontinued is recorded;
(3)
									A procedure shall
			 be retained for not less than three years after the procedure was revised or
			 discontinued, or in accordance with a written order issued by any court to the
			 laboratory to save a specimen that was analyzed under that
			 procedure;
(4)
									Laboratory personnel are adequately trained and
			 experienced to perform testing of blood, urine, oral fluid and other bodily
			 substances for alcohol and drugs of abuse and shall ensure, maintain and
			 document the competency of laboratory personnel. The designated laboratory
			 director(s) shall also monitor the work performance and verify the skills of
			 laboratory personnel;
(5)
									The procedure manual includes the criteria the
			 laboratory shall use in developing standards, controls, and calibrations for
			 the techniques or methods involved; and
(6)
									At least one copy
			 of the current procedure manual specified in paragraph (C) of this rule for
			 performing blood, urine, oral fluid, or other bodily substance tests shall be
			 available in the area where the analytical tests are performed and followed by
			 laboratory personnel.
(7)
									Each testing day, the analytical techniques or methods
			 used in rule
			 3701-53-04 of the Administrative
			 Code will be checked for proper calibration.