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['Drug and Alcohol Testing - DOT']
['Drug testing - Motor Carrier']
12/16/2025
§40.83 How do laboratories process incoming specimens?
Question: If the primary laboratory must redesignate bottle B for bottle A, can the laboratory test the specimen if only 15 mL of urine is present in the redesignated bottle A?
Answer:
- The Department permits specimen redesignation only in limited circumstances — one such occurrence would be if the A specimen has leaked in transit, leaving only the B specimen to be tested.
- In such a case, the laboratory should test the redesignated specimen despite the fact that, under normal circumstances, a sufficient amount of specimen would not have been available for testing.
['Drug and Alcohol Testing - DOT']
['Drug testing - Motor Carrier']
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