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Mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug testing programs
Section 2.1 What type of specimen may be collected?
Urine is the only specimen a Federal agency may collect under the Guidelines for its workplace drug testing program.
Section 2.2 Under what circumstances may specimens be collected?
A Federal agency may collect a specimen for the following reasons:
(a) Federal agency applicant/Pre-employment test;
(b) Random test;
(c) Reasonable suspicion/cause test;
(d) Post-accident test;
(e) Return to duty test; or
(f) Follow-up test.
Section 2.3 How is each specimen collected?
Each specimen is collected as a split specimen as described in Section 2.5.
Section 2.4 What volume of urine is collected?
A donor is expected to provide at least 45 mL of urine for a specimen to be tested at an HHS-certified laboratory or IITF.
Section 2.5 How does the collector split the urine collected?
The collector pours at least 30 mL into a specimen bottle that is labeled Bottle A (primary) and then pours at least 15 mL into a specimen bottle that is labeled Bottle B (split).