La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § XXI-107
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XXI-107 - Drug Testing ProceduresA. The department contracts with neutral, professional medical personnel and certified laboratories for the collection, custody, storage, and analysis of urine specimens. A splitsample collection method is used, with both the primary and split specimens shipped to the laboratory. The primary urine sample is analyzed for the presence of marijuana, opiates, amphetamines/methamphetamines, cocaine, and phencyclidine (PCP), by SAMSHA (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration) certified laboratory, and in strict compliance with SAMSHA guidelines. A dual testing procedure is also used, where each primary sample that tests positive during an initial test is subjected to an additional, more precise confirmatory test. Any urine sample that is confirmed positive (i.e., exceeds federally adopted cutoff levels) is reported to the Department's Medical Review Officer (MRO), a licensed, contracted physician.B. Upon receipt of a positive report, the MRO reviews the collection procedure, chain of custody, and testing methodology to exclude all possible medical explanations for the positive result. The MRO also contacts the employee/applicant to rule out the possibility that medications, medical history, or any other conditions may have caused the positive result, prior to reporting a positive test result to the department.C. If the confirmed test result is reported as positive by the MRO, the employee may, within 72 hours, request in writing to the MRO that the split specimen (initially collected but separated and stored during the collection process) be tested in a different SAMSHA certified laboratory for the drug for which a positive result was reported. This split sample testing is done at the employee's expense.La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § XXI-107
Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of General Counsel, LR 25:538 (March 1999).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:1015.