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USA Today Recognizes DATIA and the Student Drug Testing Implementation Workshop
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In an article written in USA Today, DATIA's recent Student Drug Testing Implementation Workshop is highlighted along with several workshop speakers concerning the recent Supreme Court decision upholding student drug testing and DATIA's workshop supporting the need for student drug testing policy. Read the full text of the article titled "Student Privacy Just a Specimen..."
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Question & Answer: Excerpts from the DOT January 2002 Q & A
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Question: Is error correction training required if a drug test is cancelled due to a specimen having an insufficient amount of urine?
Answer: If the laboratory finds there is an insufficient amount of urine in the primary bottle for analysis, the laboratory will report to the MRO that the specimen is “rejected for testing” (unless the laboratory can redesignate the specimens). Subsequently, the MRO must cancel the test. The MRO should seek to determine (with the assistance of the laboratory) if the specimen leaked in transit or if not enough urine was collected.
Specimen leakage while in transit to a laboratory will not cause a cancellation requiring the collector to have error correction training. If the laboratory finds no evidence of leakage, indications would be strong that the collector failed to collect the appropriate amount of urine. If this were the case, the collector would need error correction training. If specimen leakage is a recurrent problem for a collection site, the MRO may be wise to inquire whether or not the shipping containers used are sufficient to adequately protect the specimens or whether or not collectors are securing the bottle lids properly.
Read other DATIA questions and answers.
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Mark Your Calendar
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January 31, 2003 is fast approaching! Make sure you receive your required specimen collector qualification training and perform your required proficiency demonstrations before the DOT’s deadline.
Register for a DATIA Certified Professional Collector Trainer™ (CPCT) course today. At the same time, you can register for the valuable Secrets to Successful Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Management course.
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DATIA Newsletter Correction
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| In the June/July 2002 Issue of DATIA News, in the "It's the Law" column on page 6, the organization involved with the Delta Airlines case was listed incorrectly as "LabCorp." The organization involved with the Delta Airlines case was "LabOne." |
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DATIA Generates Major Attention at Nation's Capitol
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