Subpart A - W1 Administrative Provisions

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Specimen Types
A specimen that has been altered, as evidenced by test results showing either a substance that is not a normal constituent for that type of specimen or showing an abnormal concentration of an endogenous substance. → Adulterated Specimen, In drug testing, a part of the urine specimen that is sent to a first laboratory and retained unopened, and which is transported to a second lab following a verified positive test of the primary specimen. → Split specimen, A urine specimen with creatinine and specific gravity values that are so diminished or so divergent that they are not consistent with normal human urine. → Substituted specimen, A urine specimen that is reported as adulterated, substituted, positive (for drug(s) or drug metabolite(s)), and/or invalid. → Non-negative specimen, the urine specimen bottle that is opened and tested by a first laboratory to determine whether the employee has a drug or drug metabolite in his or her system; and for the purpose of validity testing. → Primary specimen
Devices and Equipment
In evidential breath testing devices (EBTs) using gas chromatography technology, a reading of the device's internal standard. In all other EBTs, a reading of ambient air containing no alcohol. → Air blank, A fractional part of a specimen used for testing. It is taken as a sample representing the whole specimen. → Aliquot, A substance that acts alone or in combination with other substances to oxidize drugs or drug metabolites to prevent the detection of the drug or drug metabolites, or affects the reagents. → Oxidizing adulterant, A device that is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the evidential testing of breath at the .02 and .04 alcohol concentrations. → Evidential Breath Testing Device (EBT), A breath or saliva device, other than an EBT, that is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and appears on ODAPC's Web page for because it conforms to the model specifications from NHTSA. → Alcohol screening device (ASD)
Sites, Processes and other DOT terminologies.
A place selected by the employer where employees present themselves for the purpose of providing breath or saliva for an alcohol test. → Alcohol testing site, A place selected by the employer where employees present themselves for the purpose of providing a urine specimen for a drug test. → Collection site, Any U.S. laboratory certified by HHS under the National Laboratory Certification Program as meeting the minimum standards of Subpart C of the HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs. → Laboratory, The procedure used to document the handling of the urine specimen from the time the employee gives the specimen to the collector until the specimen is destroyed. → Chain of custody, The alcohol in a volume of breath expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by a breath test under this part. → Alcohol Concentration, A container that is used for transporting and protecting urine specimen bottles and associated documents from the collection site to the laboratory. → shipping container, A container into which the employee urinates to provide the specimen for a drug test. → Collection container, The bottle that, after being sealed and labeled according to the procedures in this part, is used to hold the urine specimen during transportation to the laboratory. → Specimen bottle, The drugs for which tests are required under this part and DOT agency regulations are marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), and opioids. → Drugs, The drinking or swallowing of any beverage, liquid mixture or preparation (including any medication), containing alcohol. → Alcohol use