10-144 C.M.R. ch. 269, § 1 - PURPOSE
This rule implements the procedures related to the testing of the testing apparatuses used in laboratories certified by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services. (29-A MRS § 2524(6)). All selfcontained breath alcohol testing equipment must be approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation as stated in the Federal Register ( 49 CFR Part 40 ) and the State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services (Department). Each instrument must be tested and approved by the Department's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL), established in accordance with 22 MRS §565, and retested and re-approved semi-annually. Certain procedures are specified for calibration checks and use of self-contained breath alcohol testing equipment.
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