Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 213.3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 213.3 - Laboratories Authorized to Conduct Drug Testing

Drug test samples shall only be analyzed by:

(a) A Commercial laboratory meeting standards that are the same as those used by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to certify laboratories engaged in urine drug testing for Federal agencies (Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Program, Federal Register, Vol. 53, No. 69); or those standards used by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to accredit laboratories for forensic urine drug testing (Standards for Accreditation, Forensic Urine Drug Testing Laboratories, College of American Pathologists); and

(1) is capable of same site initial screening and confirmatory tests,

(2) utilizes FDA-approved immunoassay tests, and

(3) participates in a laboratory proficiency testing program; and

(b) A laboratory which is not a component organization of a State department.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 213.3

1. New section filed 5-1-89; operative 5-31-89 (Register 89, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 18701, Government Code. Reference: Section 18930, Government Code.

1. New section filed 5-1-89; operative 5-31-89 (Register 89, No. 18).