Section 260IAC2-3-1. Selection of breath test equipment

   (a) The department shall select breath test equipment for use for evidentiary breath testing to ensure the accurate analysis of breath specimens for the determination of breath ethanol concentrations. The department shall select only breath test equipment that meets the following criteria:

(1) The equipment must analyze breath samples and report a numerical value expressed as grams of ethanol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath.

(2) The equipment must be:

(A) capable of calibration for the purpose of certification with a known ethanol standard in accord with section 2 of this rule;

(B) able to analyze a known ethanol reference sample within the limits specified by section 2 of this rule separate from calibration for certification; and

(C) equipped with sufficient features to prevent unauthorized alteration, tampering, or manipulation to safeguard the breath sampling process and ethanol concentration analysis.

  (b) The breath test instruments for which approved methods are provided in 260 IAC 2-4 shall constitute the list of breath test equipment selected by the department. (State Department of Toxicology; 260 IAC 2-3-1; filed Jan 9, 2014, 9:29 a.m.: 20140205-IR-260130344FRA)