Licensees shall contract with a laboratory or service
approved in advance by the Board, provided that the laboratory or service meets
all the following standards:
(a) Its
specimen collectors shall either be certified by the Drug and Alcohol Testing
Industry Association or have completed the training required to serve as a
collector for the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) Its specimen collectors shall conform to
the current United States Department of Transportation Specimen Collection
Guidelines.
(c) Its testing
locations shall comply with the Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines published
by the United States Department of Transportation without regard to the type of
test administered.
(d) Its specimen
collectors shall observe the collection of testing specimens.
(e) Its laboratories shall be certified and
accredited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) Its testing locations shall submit a
specimen to a laboratory within one (1) business day of receipt and all
specimens collected shall be handled pursuant to chain of custody procedures.
The laboratory shall process and analyze the specimen and provide legally
defensible test results to the Board within seven (7) business days of receipt
of the specimen. The Board will be notified of non-negative test results within
one (1) business day and will be notified of negative test results within seven
(7) business days.
(g) Its testing
locations shall possess all the materials, equipment, and technical expertise
necessary in order to test every licensee for which it is responsible on any
day of the week.
(h) Its testing
locations shall be able to scientifically test for urine, blood, and hair
specimens for the detection of alcohol and illegal and controlled
substances.
(i) It must have
testing sites that are located throughout California.
(j) It must have an automated 24-hour
toll-free telephone system and/or a secure on-line computer database that
allows the licensee to check in daily for testing.
(k) It must have a secure, HIPAA-compliant
website or computer system to allow staff access to drug test results and
compliance reporting information that is available 24 hours a day.
(l) It shall employ or contract with
toxicologists that are licensed physicians and have knowledge of substance
abuse disorders and the appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate
laboratory biological fluid test results, medical histories, and any other
information relevant to biomedical information.
(m) A toxicology screen will not be
considered negative if a positive result is obtained while practicing, even if
the practitioner holds a valid prescription for the substance.
