As used in this article, the term:

(1) "Board" means the Board of Public Safety.

(2) "Crime lab" or "state crime lab" means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

(3) "Director" means the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

(4) "Division" means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

(5) "Division director" means the director of the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

(6) "Independent test" means a forensic analysis of evidence in the custody and possession of the state or any political subdivision or authority thereof conducted at the request of or on behalf of any person other than a prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, or other authorized agent of the state or which are ordered conducted by a court at the request of an accused.

(7) "Regional medical examiner" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph (13) of Code Section 45-16-21.

(8) "Rule" or "rules" means a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."