New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle U - Division of Criminal Justice Services › Chapter VIII - Forensic Services › Part 6190 - New York State Accreditation Program For Forensic Laboratories › Section 6190.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) When used in
				  this Part:
(1) The term forensic laboratory
				  shall have the same meaning as set forth in Executive Law (EL) section 995(l)
				  and shall include a forensic DNA laboratory which shall have the same meaning
				  as set forth in EL section 995(2).
(2) The term forensic DNA testing shall have
				  the same meaning as set forth in EL section 995(2).
(3) The term DNA means deoxyribonucleic
				  acid.
(4) The term DNA Subcommittee
				  refers to the subcommittee on forensic DNA laboratories and forensic DNA
				  testing established pursuant to EL section 995-b(l3).
(5) The term Commission refers to the
				  Commission on Forensic Science established pursuant to EL section
				  995-a.
(6) The term Division refers
				  to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.
(7) The term ANAB refers to ANSI National
				  Accreditation Board Current ANAB accreditation requirements, which are
				  contained in the I SO/IEC 17025 or ISO 17020, as updated, and which can be
				  obtained from ISO at
www.iso.org
or from the
				  American National Standards Institute (ANSI) at
www.ansi.org
. The corresponding program
				  documentation for either ISO/ IEC 17025 or ISO/IEC 17020, as updated, may be
				  obtained from ANAB at
www.anab.org
. These
				  requirements may also be viewed at the Division of Criminal Justice Services,
				  80 South Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210.
(8) The phrase Quality Assurance Standards
				  for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories and Quality Assurance Standards for DNA
				  Databasing Laboratories refers to standards issued by the Federal Bureau of
				  Investigation, which took effect September 1, 2011. These standards may be
				  obtained from ANAB at
www.anab.org
and the
				  Federal Bureau of Investigation at
www.fbi.gov
. These standards may also be viewed at
				  the Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Swan Street, Albany, NY
				  12210.
(9) The term laboratory
				  director refers to the director of the forensic laboratory.
(10) The term ABFT refers to the American
				  Board of Forensic Toxicology, Inc. The current ABFT laboratory accreditation
				  program is found in the 2013 Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Accreditation
				  Program Checklist, which may be obtained from ABFT at
www.abft.org
. This program may also be viewed at the
				  Division of Criminal Justice Services, 80 South Street, Albany, NY
				  12210.
(11) The terms disciplines
				  or categories of testing refer to the type of forensic examination being
				  conducted by the forensic laboratory.
(12) The term scope of accreditation refers
				  to the disciplines or categories of testing for which the forensic laboratory
				  has been granted accreditation. Note: ASCLD/LAB offers accreditation in
				  disciplines and categories of testing and calibration. ABFT offers
				  accreditation only in the discipline of forensic toxicology.
(13) The term mock cases means simulated
				  cases instead of actual or real cases.