Alcohol screening devices

HOME NEWS REGSENSE INSTITUTE EDGE EXPERT HELP EVENTS FORUMS

...

NHTSA product lists

Section 40.229 allows screening devices to be used for an alcohol screening test, provided the device is included by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on its “Conforming Products List of Alcohol Screening Devices.”

The current list of approved devices was published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2012.

Distributors/manufacturers	Devices
AK Solutions, USA, LLC., Palisades Park, New Jersey¹	AlcoScan AL-2500. SafeMate.² SafeDrive. AlcoMate.³ (aka: AlcoHAWK Pro by Q3 Innovations). AlcoMate Accu Cell AL-9000. AlcoMate Pro.³ AlcoMate Core.⁴ AlcoMate Premium AL-7000, with replaceable Premium Sensor Modules (SM-7000).^{4 5} AlcoMate Prestige AL-6000, with replaceable Prestige Sensor Modules (SM-6000).^{4 6} AlcoMate SafeGuard (Model AL-2500, aka: AlcoScan AL-2500).
Alco Check International, Hudsonville, Michigan	Alco Check 3000 D.O.T.⁷ Alco Check 9000.⁷
Akers Biosciences, Inc., Thorofare, New Jersey	Breath Alcohol ? .02 Detection System.⁸
Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp., Toronto, Ontario, Canada	DRIVESAFE.
BAC Solutions, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan	BACmaster.
B.E.S.T. Labs., Boardman, Ohio	PB 9000e.
Chematics, Inc., North Webster, Indiana	ALCO-SCREEN 02^TM⁹.
CMI, Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky	Intoxilyzer 500 (aka: Alcometer 500-Lion Laboratories).
Express Diagnostics Int'l, Inc., Blue Earth, Minnesota	AlcoCheck FC90 (aka: AT578 by Skyfine).
First Innovative Technology Group, Ltd., Hong Kong	AAT198-Pro.
Guth Laboratories, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Alco Tector Mark X. Mark X Alcohol Checker. Alcotector WAT89EC-1. Alcotector WAT90.
Han International Co., Ltd.,² Seoul, Korea	A.B.I. (Alcohol Breath Indicator) (aka: AlcoHAWK ABI by Q3 Innovations).
KHN Solutions, LLC, San Francisco, California	BACTRACK Select S50.¹⁰ BACTRACK Select S80.¹⁰ BACTRACK Element. BACTRACK S 75 Pro.
Lion Laboratories, Ltd., Wales, United Kingdom	Alcometer 500 (aka: Intoxilyzer 500-CMI, Inc.).
OraSure Technologies, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Q.E.D. A150 Saliva Alcohol Test.
PAS Systems International, Inc., Fredericksburg, Virginia	PAS Vr. Alcovisor MARS.
Q3 Innovations, Inc., Independence, Iowa	AlcoHAWK Precision. AlcoHAWK Slim. AlcoHAWK Slim 2. AlcoHAWK Elite. AlcoHAWK ABI (aka: A.B.I. (Alcohol Breath Indicator) by Han Intl.). AlcoHAWK Micro. AlcoHAWK PRO (aka: AlcoMate by AK Solutions). AlcoHAWK PT 500. CA2010.
Repco Marketing, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina	Alco Tec III.
Seju Engineering Co., Taejeon, Korea	Safe-Slim.
Skyfine Inc., Ltd., Kwai Chung, NT, Hong Kong	AT577. AT578 (aka: AlcoCheck FC90). AT579.
Sound Off, Inc., Hudsonville, Michigan	Digitox D.O.T.⁷
Varian, Inc., Lake Forest, California	On-Site Alcohol.¹⁰
¹The AlcoMate was manufactured by Han International of Seoul, Korea, but marketed and sold in the U.S. by AK Solutions.
²Manufactured by Seju Engineering, Korea.
³Han International does not market or sell devices directly in the U.S. market. Other devices manufactured by Han International are listed under AK Solutions, Inc. and Q3 Innovations, Inc.
⁴Manufactured by Sentech Korea Corp.
⁵These devices utilize replaceable semiconductor detectors. Instead of re-calibrating the device, a new calibrated detector can be installed. The device comes with 4 detectors including the one that was already installed.
⁶These devices utilize replaceable semiconductor detectors. Instead of re-calibrating the device, a new calibrated detector can be installed. This device comes with 5 detectors including the one that was already installed.
⁷While these devices are still being sold, they are no longer manufactured or supported.
⁸The Breath Alcohol ? .02 Detection System consists of a single-use disposable breath tube used in conjunction with an electronic analyzer that determines the test result. The electronic analyzer and the disposable breath tubes are lot specific and manufactured to remain calibrated throughout the shelf-life of the device. This screening device cannot be used after the expiration date.
⁹While the ALCO-SCREEN 02^TM saliva-alcohol screening device manufactured by Chematics, Inc. passed the requirements of the Model Specifications when tested at 40 °C (104 °F), the manufacturer has indicated that the device cannot exceed storage temperatures of 27 °C (80 °F). Instructions to this effect are stated on all packaging accompanying the device. Accordingly, the device should not be stored at temperatures above 27 °C (80 °F). If the device is stored at or below 27 °C (80 °F) and used at higher temperatures (i.e., within a minute), the device meets the Model Specifications and the results persist for 10-15 minutes. If the device is stored at or below 27 °C (80 °F) and equilibrated at 40 °C (104 °F) for an hour prior to sample application, the device fails to meet the Model Specifications. Storage at temperatures above 27 °C (80 °F), for even brief periods of time, may result in false negative readings.
¹⁰While this device passed all of the requirements of the Model Specifications, readings should be taken only after the time specified by the manufacturer. For valid readings, the user should follow the manufacturer's instructions. Readings should be taken one (1) minute after a sample is introduced at or above 30 °C (86 °F); readings should be taken after two (2) minutes at 18 °C-29 °C (64.4 °F-84.2 °F); and readings should be taken after five (5) minutes when testing at temperatures at or below 17 °C (62.6 °F). If the reading is taken before five (5) minutes has elapsed under the cold conditions, the user is likely to obtain a reading that underestimates the actual saliva-alcohol level.