What’s the procedure for collecting a urine specimen for lab-based testing?
The employer must provide the subject with a “chain of custody” form (COC) supplied by AccuSearch. This form is used to properly identify the sample and to track it throughout the testing process. Upon arrival at the clinic, the subject must present the COC. A person who is trained in the collection process will escort the subject to a bathroom where (s)he can provide a urine specimen in privacy. The collector will then ask the subject to sign the COC while the collector seals and labels the specimen. The collector will then send the sample and the COC, on which each step of the process has been documented, to a certified drug testing laboratory.
