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Standard (Static) Proficiency Test Design: $175
Declared Double-Blind Proficiency Test Design: $245
Description: Each proficiency test includes multiple randomly selected biological stains collected on a variety of substrates. Participants are required to perform and report screening tests only. This test is designed to evaluate the participant’s ability to identify a variety of body fluids using accepted serological screening methods.
Spring 2025 Body Fluid Identification Proficiency Test
Purchase Deadline: November 1, 2024
Distribution: Week of March 24, 2025
Answer Submission Deadline: June 23, 2025
Fall 2025 Body Fluid Identification Proficiency Test
Purchase Deadline: February 28, 2025
Distribution: Week of September 15, 2025
Answer Submission Deadline: December 15, 2025
Spring 2026 Body Fluid Identification Proficiency Test
Purchase Deadline: October 31, 2025
Distribution: Week of March 23, 2026
Answer Submission Deadline: June 22, 2026
Fall 2026 Body Fluid Identification Proficiency Test
Purchase Deadline: February 27, 2026
Distribution: Week of September 14, 2026
Answer Submission Deadline: December 14, 2026
Standard (Static) Proficiency Test Design: All forensic practitioners within a laboratory will receive the same test samples with the same expected results. These tests may include some of the same items used in the double-blind version; however, all samples are unique to each testing cycle. Static proficiency tests follow the same purchase deadlines, distribution dates, and answer submission deadlines as their double-blind counterparts.
Declared Double-Blind Proficiency Test Design: Each forensic practitioner will receive a uniquely composed test containing randomly selected known and/or unknown items. The correct answers are specific to each test, preventing participants from gaining information through discussion with others or with test administrators. These blind elements are built into the test design to reduce bias and increase the integrity of results. Please note that Forensic Assurance tests are declared, meaning the participant is aware they are taking a test.
Please contact Forensic Assurance to check availability for late-purchase tests.