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Supplies. The following supplies and
documents will be needed at each collection
site you use. The laboratory with which you
contract usually provides these supplies.
The collection kit has been standardized and
the specifications are defined in Appendix A
of Part 40.
• Single-Use Collection Cups – The
cups must be plastic and large
enough to easily catch and hold at
least 55 mL of urine. The cups must
have graduated volume markings
clearly noting levels of 45 mL and
above. The cups must have a
temperature strip attached that can
provide temperature readings
between 90°F and 100°F. The cups
must be individually wrapped or
have a peelable, sealed lid (much
like an orange juice container) or
other visible tamper-evident system.
• Plastic Specimen Bottles – The
plastic specimen bottles must be
large enough to hold at least 35 mL
of urine and must have a screw-on or
snap-on cap that prevents seepage
during shipment. The bottles must
have clear markings indicating the
30 mL level for the primary
specimen, and the 15 mL level for
the split specimen. The bottles must
be designed so that the required
tamper-evident tape bottle seals fit
with no damage to the seal when
applied or initialed. The bottles must
be wrapped in a sealed plastic bag,
shrink wrapped, have a sealed lid, or
be packaged by some other easily
visible tamper-evident system. The
plastic material must be leak
resistant.
• Leak-Resistant Plastic Bag – The
plastic bag must have two sealable
compartments or pouches that are
leak resistant. One pouch must be
large enough to hold two specimen
bottles and the other large enough to
hold the CCF paper work. Once
closed, the bag must be tamperevident.
• Absorbent Material – Each kit must
contain enough absorbent material to
absorb the contents of both specimen
bottles, and the material must be
provided in the plastic bag pouch
that holds the specimen bottles.
• Shipping Container – The shipping
container must be designed to
adequately protect the specimen
bottles from damage during
shipping.
• Federal Drug Testing Custody and
Control Form (CCF)– This form
must be used to document every
urine collection required under the
DOT testing program. The five-part
form must include the names,
addresses, telephone numbers, and
fax numbers of the employer and the
MRO. The CCF documents the
chain of custody and is legal
evidence that the reported test results
apply to the donor. The Federal
CCFs cannot be used for non-DOT
urine collections. Furthermore, nonfederal
CCFs cannot be used for
DOT urine collections. The CCF
form was revised on June 23, 2000.
Chapter 7. Drug Testing Procedures 7-6 August 2002