BAT Breath Alcohol Technician Testing Procedures 2

Question 1

What is the required waiting period after a subject's last oral intake (food, drink, tobacco, gum) before administering an evidential breath alcohol test?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes

Answer

5 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

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20 minutes

Question 2

When a BAT is required to observe the subject during the pre-test waiting period but is called away, what must the BAT do?

Accepted Answer

Restart the full 15-minute observation period

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Continue the test immediately upon return

Answer

Have a witness complete the observation and proceed

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Cancel the test entirely

Question 3

Which of the following is an acceptable reason to proceed with an evidential breath alcohol test without restarting the observation period?

Accepted Answer

No interruptions occurred during the full 15-minute period

Answer

Subject drank water 10 minutes ago

Answer

Subject burped once during the observation period

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Subject removed a nicotine patch before the observation began

Question 4

If a subject's first breath alcohol test result is 0.02 or higher, what is the required wait time before conducting the confirmation test?

Accepted Answer

15 minutes

Answer

5 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Answer

20 minutes

Question 5

A subject provides a breath sample that the EBT indicates is insufficient. What should the BAT do?

Accepted Answer

Give the subject one more opportunity to provide an adequate sample

Answer

Record the test as a refusal immediately

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Contact the MRO before proceeding

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Conduct a blood test instead

Question 6

What must a BAT do if an EBT produces an error code during a test?

Accepted Answer

Void the test, note the error, and use another EBT if available

Answer

Note the error, complete the test on the same device

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Record the result as 0.00 and document the error

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Ask the subject to breathe harder into the device

Question 7

When documenting an evidential breath test, what information is NOT required on the Federal Breath Alcohol Testing Form (Form 2)?

Accepted Answer

Subject's Social Security Number

Answer

BAT's name and employer

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Date and time of the test

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Device serial number