83 FR 49562 - Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 191 (October 2, 2018)

Page Range		49562-49563
FR Document		2018-21345

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). A notice listing all currently HHS-certified laboratories and IITFs is published in the Federal Register during the first week of each month. If any laboratory or IITF certification is suspended or revoked, the laboratory or IITF will be omitted from subsequent lists until such time as it is restored to full certification under the Mandatory Guidelines. If any laboratory or IITF has withdrawn from the HHS National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) during the past month, it will be listed at the end and will be omitted from the monthly listing thereafter. This notice is also available on the internet at http:// www.samhsa.gov/workplace.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented 
Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in 
Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies 
federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing 
Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards of the 
Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs 
(Mandatory Guidelines).
    A notice listing all currently HHS-certified laboratories and IITFs 
is published in the Federal Register during the first week of each 
month. If any laboratory or IITF certification is suspended or revoked, 
the laboratory or IITF will be omitted from subsequent lists until such 
time as it is restored to full certification under the Mandatory 
Guidelines.
    If any laboratory or IITF has withdrawn from the HHS National 
Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) during the past month, it will 
be listed at the end and will be omitted from the monthly listing 
thereafter.
    This notice is also available on the internet at http://www.samhsa.gov/workplace.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles LoDico, Division of Workplace 
Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16N02C, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857; 240-276-2600 (voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) notifies federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented 
Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the 
standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug 
Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory Guidelines were 
first published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 
11970), and subsequently revised in the Federal Register on June 9, 
1994 (59 FR 29908); September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118); April 13, 2004 
(69 FR 19644); November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71858); December 10, 2008 (73 
FR 75122); April 30, 2010 (75 FR 22809); and on January 23, 2017 (82 FR 
7920).
    The Mandatory Guidelines were initially developed in accordance 
with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of Public Law 100-71. The 
``Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs,'' 
as amended in the revisions listed above, requires strict standards 
that laboratories and IITFs must meet in order to conduct drug and 
specimen validity tests on urine specimens for federal agencies.
    To become certified, an applicant laboratory or IITF must undergo 
three rounds of performance testing plus an on-site inspection. To 
maintain that certification, a laboratory or IITF must participate in a 
quarterly performance testing program plus undergo periodic, on-site 
inspections.
    Laboratories and IITFs in the applicant stage of certification are 
not to be considered as meeting the minimum requirements described in 
the HHS Mandatory Guidelines. A HHS-certified laboratory or IITF must 
have its letter of certification from HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/NIDA), 
which attests that it has met minimum standards.
    In accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines dated January 23, 2017 
(82 FR 7920), the following HHS-certified laboratories and IITFs meet 
the minimum standards to conduct drug and specimen validity tests on 
urine specimens:

HHS-Certified Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities

Dynacare, 6628 50th Street NW, Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 2N7, 780-784-
1190 (Formerly: Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories)

HHS-Certified Laboratories

ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160 Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624, 
844-486-9226
Alere Toxicology Services, 1111 Newton St., Gretna, LA 70053, 504-361-
8989/800-433-3823 (Formerly: Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc., 
Laboratory Specialists, Inc.)
Alere Toxicology Services, 450 Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA 23236, 
804-378-9130 (Formerly: Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc., Scientific 
Testing Laboratories, Inc.; Kroll Scientific Testing Laboratories, 
Inc.)
Baptist Medical Center-Toxicology Laboratory, 11401 I-30, Little Rock, 
AR 72209-7056, 501-202-2783 (Formerly: Forensic Toxicology Laboratory 
Baptist Medical Center)
Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc., 8433 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 
66215-2802, 800-445-6917
Cordant Health Solutions, 2617 East L Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, 800-
442-0438 (Formerly: STERLING Reference Laboratories)
DrugScan, Inc., 200 Precision Road, Suite 200, Horsham, PA 19044, 800-
235-4890
Dynacare*, 245 Pall Mall Street, London, ONT, Canada N6A 1P4, 519-679-
1630 (Formerly: Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories)
ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655, 
662-236-2609
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 7207 N Gessner Road, 
Houston, TX 77040, 713-856-8288/800-800-2387
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Ave., Raritan, NJ 
08869, 908-526-2400/800-437-4986 (Formerly: Roche Biomedical 
Laboratories, Inc.)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 1904 TW Alexander Drive, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-572-6900/800-833-3984 (Formerly: 
LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc., CompuChem Laboratories, 
Inc.; CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Subsidiary of Roche Biomedical 
Laboratory; Roche CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Member of the Roche 
Group)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 1120 Main Street, 
Southaven, MS 38671, 866-827-8042/800-233-6339 (Formerly: LabCorp 
Occupational Testing Services, Inc.; MedExpress/National Laboratory 
Center)

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LabOne, Inc. d/b/a Quest Diagnostics, 10101 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 
66219, 913-888-3927/800-873-8845 (Formerly: Quest Diagnostics 
Incorporated; LabOne, Inc.; Center for Laboratory Services, a Division 
of LabOne, Inc.)
MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W. County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112, 
651-636-7466/800-832-3244
Legacy Laboratory Services--MetroLab, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 
97232, 503-413-5295/800-950-5295
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Forensic Toxicology 
Laboratory, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612-725-2088, 
Testing for Veterans Affairs (VA) Employees Only
National Toxicology Laboratories, Inc., 1100 California Ave., 
Bakersfield, CA 93304, 661-322-4250/800-350-3515
One Source Toxicology Laboratory, Inc., 1213 Genoa-Red Bluff, Pasadena, 
TX 77504, 888-747-3774 (Formerly: University of Texas Medical Branch, 
Clinical Chemistry Division; UTMB Pathology-Toxicology Laboratory)
Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 9348 DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 
91311, 800-328-6942 (Formerly: Centinela Hospital Airport Toxicology 
Laboratory)
Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories, 110 West Cliff Dr., Spokane, 
WA 99204, 509-755-8991/800-541-7891x7
Phamatech, Inc., 15175 Innovation Drive, San Diego, CA 92128, 888-635-
5840
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 1777 Montreal Circle, Tucker, GA 30084, 
800-729-6432 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; 
SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, 
610-631-4600/877-642-2216 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical 
Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)
Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, 3700 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 
95403, 800-255-2159
U.S. Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., 
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-5235, 301-677-7085, Testing for 
Department of Defense (DoD) Employees Only
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    * The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) voted to end its 
Laboratory Accreditation Program for Substance Abuse (LAPSA) 
effective May 12, 1998. Laboratories certified through that program 
were accredited to conduct forensic urine drug testing as required 
by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. As of that 
date, the certification of those accredited Canadian laboratories 
will continue under DOT authority. The responsibility for conducting 
quarterly performance testing plus periodic on-site inspections of 
those LAPSA-accredited laboratories was transferred to the U.S. HHS, 
with the HHS' NLCP contractor continuing to have an active role in 
the performance testing and laboratory inspection processes. Other 
Canadian laboratories wishing to be considered for the NLCP may 
apply directly to the NLCP contractor just as U.S. laboratories do.
    Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to be qualified, HHS will 
recommend that DOT certify the laboratory (Federal Register, July 
16, 1996) as meeting the minimum standards of the Mandatory 
Guidelines published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017 (82 
FR 7920). After receiving DOT certification, the laboratory will be 
included in the monthly list of HHS-certified laboratories and 
participate in the NLCP certification maintenance program.

Charles P. LoDico,
Chemist.
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additional two-year period on August This notice is also available on the 784–1190 (Formerly: Gamma-
17, 2018. internet at http://www.samhsa.gov/ Dynacare Medical Laboratories)
It is determined that the National workplace.
HHS-Certified Laboratories
Cancer Institute Council of Research FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Advocates is in the public interest in ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160
Charles LoDico, Division of Workplace Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624,
connection with the performance of Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, 5600
duties imposed on the National Cancer 844–486–9226
Fishers Lane, Room 16N02C, Rockville,
Institute and National Institutes of Alere Toxicology Services, 1111 Newton
Maryland 20857; 240–276–2600 (voice).
Health by law, and that these duties can St., Gretna, LA 70053, 504–361–8989/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 800–433–3823 (Formerly: Kroll
best be performed through the advice
and counsel of this group. Department of Health and Human Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,
Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies Laboratory Specialists, Inc.)
Inquiries may be directed to Claire of the laboratories and Instrumented Alere Toxicology Services, 450
Harris, Acting Director, Office of Federal Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) currently Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA
Advisory Committee Policy, Office of certified to meet the standards of the 23236, 804–378–9130 (Formerly:
the Director, National Institutes of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,
Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Workplace Drug Testing Programs Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc.;
Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory Kroll Scientific Testing Laboratories,
(Mail Stop Code 4875), harriscl@nih.gov Guidelines were first published in the Inc.)
or Telephone (301) 496–2123. Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 Baptist Medical Center-Toxicology
Dated: September 26, 2018. FR 11970), and subsequently revised in Laboratory, 11401 I–30, Little Rock,
Melanie J. Pantoja, the Federal Register on June 9, 1994 (59 AR 72209–7056, 501–202–2783
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory FR 29908); September 30, 1997 (62 FR (Formerly: Forensic Toxicology
Committee Policy. 51118); April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644); Laboratory Baptist Medical Center)
[FR Doc. 2018–21372 Filed 10–1–18; 8:45 am] November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71858); Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc., 8433
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P December 10, 2008 (73 FR 75122); April Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215–
30, 2010 (75 FR 22809); and on January 2802, 800–445–6917
23, 2017 (82 FR 7920). Cordant Health Solutions, 2617 East L
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND The Mandatory Guidelines were Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, 800–442–
HUMAN SERVICES initially developed in accordance with 0438 (Formerly: STERLING Reference
Executive Order 12564 and section 503 Laboratories)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health of Public Law 100–71. The ‘‘Mandatory DrugScan, Inc., 200 Precision Road,
Services Administration Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Suite 200, Horsham, PA 19044, 800–
Testing Programs,’’ as amended in the 235–4890
Current List of HHS-Certified revisions listed above, requires strict
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Dynacare*, 245 Pall Mall Street,
standards that laboratories and IITFs London, ONT, Canada N6A 1P4, 519–
Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum must meet in order to conduct drug and
Standards To Engage in Urine Drug 679–1630 (Formerly: Gamma-
specimen validity tests on urine Dynacare Medical Laboratories)
Testing for Federal Agencies specimens for federal agencies. ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental To become certified, an applicant Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655, 662–
Health Services Administration, HHS. laboratory or IITF must undergo three 236–2609
rounds of performance testing plus an Laboratory Corporation of America
ACTION: Notice. on-site inspection. To maintain that Holdings, 7207 N Gessner Road,
certification, a laboratory or IITF must Houston, TX 77040, 713–856–8288/
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and participate in a quarterly performance 800–800–2387
Human Services (HHS) notifies federal testing program plus undergo periodic, Laboratory Corporation of America
agencies of the laboratories and on-site inspections. Holdings, 69 First Ave., Raritan, NJ
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Laboratories and IITFs in the 08869, 908–526–2400/800–437–4986
(IITF) currently certified to meet the applicant stage of certification are not to (Formerly: Roche Biomedical
standards of the Mandatory Guidelines be considered as meeting the minimum Laboratories, Inc.)
for Federal Workplace Drug Testing requirements described in the HHS Laboratory Corporation of America
Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). Mandatory Guidelines. A HHS-certified Holdings, 1904 TW Alexander Drive,
A notice listing all currently HHS- laboratory or IITF must have its letter of Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
certified laboratories and IITFs is certification from HHS/SAMHSA 919–572–6900/800–833–3984
published in the Federal Register (formerly: HHS/NIDA), which attests (Formerly: LabCorp Occupational
during the first week of each month. If that it has met minimum standards. Testing Services, Inc., CompuChem
any laboratory or IITF certification is In accordance with the Mandatory Laboratories, Inc.; CompuChem
suspended or revoked, the laboratory or Guidelines dated January 23, 2017 (82 Laboratories, Inc., A Subsidiary of
IITF will be omitted from subsequent FR 7920), the following HHS-certified Roche Biomedical Laboratory; Roche
lists until such time as it is restored to laboratories and IITFs meet the CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A
full certification under the Mandatory minimum standards to conduct drug Member of the Roche Group)
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

Guidelines. and specimen validity tests on urine Laboratory Corporation of America
If any laboratory or IITF has specimens: Holdings, 1120 Main Street,
withdrawn from the HHS National Southaven, MS 38671, 866–827–8042/
HHS-Certified Instrumented Initial
Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) 800–233–6339 (Formerly: LabCorp
Testing Facilities
during the past month, it will be listed Occupational Testing Services, Inc.;
at the end and will be omitted from the Dynacare, 6628 50th Street NW, MedExpress/National Laboratory
monthly listing thereafter. Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 2N7, 780– Center)

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Contact		Charles LoDico, Division of Workplace Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16N02C, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240-276-2600 (voice).
FR Citation		83 FR 49562

83 FR 49562 - Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 191 (October 2, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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