Definitions

As used in sections 14-227a-1b to 14-227a-10b, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) \"Alveolar\" means air expired from the deepest part of the lungs; (2) \"Analyst\" means an individual trained and certified in toxicological laboratory procedures; (3) \"Blood alcohol content\" means the grams of ethyl alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood expressed as percentage, or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath; (4) \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Public Safety or such commissioner's designee; (5) \"Department\" means the Department of Public Safety, Division of Scientific Services; (6) \"Device or instrument\" means any apparatus and associated accessories of which alcohol or drug content in a sample is qualitatively and quantitatively determined and reported. Such apparatus may indicate an equivalent blood alcohol content; (7) \"Direct breath alcohol test\" or \"direct breath alcohol testing\" means the test of a sample of an individual's expired breath using an instrument designed for this purpose in order to determine the concentration of ethyl alcohol in the individual's blood; (8) \"Instructor\" means an individual trained and certified to make an analysis with a direct breath alcohol testing device or instrument and to train operators in the conduct of such test; (9) \"Laboratory\" means any place or area in which any sample of blood, breath or urine is subjected to a chemical or instrumental analysis. Such definition shall not include a place or area under the jurisdiction of, or controlled by, a law enforcement agency or the Department of Public Safety in which direct breath alcohol tests are performed; (10) \"Operator\" means an individual trained and certified to make an analysis with a direct breath alcohol testing device or instrument certified or approved by the commissioner; (11) \"Person\" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (k) of section 1-1 of the Connecticut General Statutes, except that it is not intended to include any hospital or clinical laboratory; and (12) \"Phlebotomist\" means a person whose normal duties include withdrawing blood samples.