LAC 55:I.515. Maintenance Inspection for the Intoxilyzer 5000

A. Maintenance inspection shall be performed on a routine basis at least once every four months by the applied technology director, breath analysis supervisor, breath analysis instructor specialist, or applied technology specialist. Items to be inspected shall include, but not be limited to the following: 1. clean instrument; 2. running of a known alcohol value thereby checking the instrument and calibration. Results shall be within plus or minus 0.010 grams percent of the known alcohol value; 3. insure that the instrument is locked; 4. check printer to see if it is printing out properly; 5. check breath tube inlet hose; 6. in event repair work is needed, it shall be recorded in detail. B. In the event of a natural disaster, the applied technology director may extend the certification period of the affected instruments to not more than 180 days after the current recertification anniversary date.