BOP Program Statement 5514.01 § 8

Alcohol testing is completed using the following procedures:

■ Staff ensure the inmate being tested does not eat or drink during the testing process.

■ A reading of .02 or higher on a DOT-approved evidentiary device is considered positive.

■ If the initial test is positive, a second confirmation test is administered at least 15 minutes

after but no more than 30 minutes from the first test.

■ If the confirmation test registers .02 or higher, an incident report is prepared.

A refusal to test may be verbal, written, or by action or inaction. The staff writing the incident

report must clearly document the statements or actions that indicated a refusal.

Incident reports pertaining to positive alcohol tests are forwarded in accordance with the

Program Statement Inmate Discipline Program and uploaded into the Bureau’s approved

intelligence computer database. All alcohol screening and testing must be logged into the

Bureau’s approved intelligence computer database.

a. Testing Suspect Liquids. Liquids suspected of containing alcohol are tested using either a

certified alcohol screening device capable of indicating a positive reading for alcohol or a

certified alcohol evidentiary device producing a numeric reading, following procedures outlined

in the company’s brochure and instructions. Liquids with a positive reading on a screening

device, or .02 or higher on an evidentiary device, are considered positive for alcohol.