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  • 2025-02577 — Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9551
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a notice about the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) certified to perform drug testing for federal agencies. These facilities must adhere to strict standards for testing urine and oral fluid specimens under the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs. Currently, no laboratories are certified for oral fluid drug testing, but several are approved for urine drug testing. A list of these certified facilities is updated monthly, and the details are accessible via the HHS website.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Health and Human Services tells us who can do drug tests for workers, like superheroes checking if people are following the rules. Right now, there are helpers for pee tests but none for spit tests.

  • 2025-03368 — Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11053
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a notice which informs federal agencies about the laboratories and facilities certified to conduct drug testing using urine and oral fluid as per the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs. As of now, there are no labs certified for oral fluid testing, but several are certified for urine testing, including those in Canada, which are overseen by the standards of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The list includes details about each certified laboratory and highlights a facility that is withdrawing from the certification program.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has a list of special places that check for drugs in pee, but not in spit. One of these places is going to stop being on the list soon.

  • 2021-04116 — Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 12009
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an updated list of laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) certified to comply with federal drug testing standards for urine and oral fluid samples. Currently, there are no certified laboratories for oral fluid testing, and the list includes details of facilities certified for urine testing. For a lab to be certified, it must undergo stringent performance tests and inspections, and HHS releases these updates in the Federal Register monthly. Additionally, it mentions that Quest Diagnostics in Tucker, GA, is voluntarily withdrawing from the certification program as of March 15, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of health rules have a list of places that check if people have been using bad drugs. Right now, they only have places that check pee, but not spit, because no places are ready for that yet.

  • 2020-29059 — Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 112
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releases a notice informing federal agencies about laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) certified to handle urine and oral fluid drug testing. The notice outlines that the certified labs meet the standards required for federal workplace drug testing. No laboratories are currently approved to conduct drug testing on oral fluid samples. The document lists various laboratories that are certified to perform drug tests on urine samples and describes the certification process for these testing facilities.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has some special places that check pee to make sure it's safe and tell if there are drugs in it. They say which places are allowed to do this for workers at certain jobs, but right now, no place can check spit for the same thing.

  • 2021-02100 — Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8794
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) informs federal agencies about laboratories and facilities that are certified to meet specific standards for workplace drug testing. These guidelines cover testing with both urine and oral fluids. However, at present, no laboratories are approved for oral fluid testing, while several are approved for urine testing. Laboratories must pass performance tests and inspections to maintain their certification.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a list of special places that check if people are using drugs for work purposes, and right now, they only have places that can check pee but not spit.