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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Current List of Laboratories Which
Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in
Urine Drug Testing for Federal
Agencies
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal
agencies of the laboratories currently
certified to meet the standards of
Subpart C 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),
on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118),
and on April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644).
A notice listing all currently certified
laboratories is published in the Federal
Register during the first week of each
month. If any laboratory’s certification
is suspended or revoked, the laboratory
will be omitted from subsequent lists
until such time as it is restored to full
certification under the Mandatory
Guidelines.
If any laboratory has withdrawn from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 https://
www.workplace.samhsa.gov and https://
www.drugfreeworkplace.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Giselle Hersh, Division of Workplace
Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, Room 2–
1042, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240–276–
2600 (voice), 240–276–2610 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Mandatory Guidelines were developed
in accordance with Executive Order
12564 and section 503 of Public Law
100–71. Subpart C of the Mandatory
Guidelines, ‘‘Certification of
Laboratories Engaged in Urine Drug
Testing for Federal Agencies,’’ sets strict
standards that laboratories must meet in
order to conduct drug and specimen
validity tests on urine specimens for
Federal agencies. To become certified,
an applicant laboratory must undergo
three rounds of performance testing plus
an on-site inspection. To maintain that
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certification, a laboratory must
participate in a quarterly performance
testing program plus undergo periodic,
on-site inspections.
Laboratories which claim to be in the
applicant stage of certification are not to
be considered as meeting the minimum
requirements described in the HHS
Mandatory Guidelines. A laboratory
must have its letter of certification from
HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/NIDA)
which attests that it has met minimum
standards.
In accordance with Subpart C of the
Mandatory Guidelines dated April 13,
2004 (69 FR 19644), the following
laboratories meet the minimum
standards to conduct drug and specimen
validity tests on urine specimens:
ACL Laboratories, 8901 W. Lincoln
Ave., West Allis, WI 53227, 414–328–
7840/800–877–7016. (Formerly:
Bayshore Clinical Laboratory)
ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160
Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624,
585–429–2264.
Advanced Toxicology Network, 3560
Air Center Cove, Suite 101, Memphis,
TN 38118, 901–794–5770/888–290–
1150.
Aegis Analytical Laboratories, 345 Hill
Ave., Nashville, TN 37210, 615–255–
2400. (Formerly: Aegis Sciences
Corporation, Aegis Analytical
Laboratories, Inc.)
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, 9601 I–630, Exit 7, Little
Rock, AR 72205–7299, 501–202–2783.
(Formerly: Forensic Toxicology
Laboratory Baptist Medical Center)
Clinical Reference Lab, 8433 Quivira
Road, Lenexa, KS 66215–2802, 800–
445–6917.
Doctors Laboratory, Inc., 2906 Julia
Drive, Valdosta, GA 31602, 229–671–
2281.
DrugScan, Inc., P.O. Box 2969, 1119
Mearns Road, Warminster, PA 18974,
215–674–9310.
DynaLIFE Dx,* 10150–102 St., Suite
200, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J
5E2, 780–451–3702/800–661–9876.
(Formerly: Dynacare Kasper Medical
Laboratories)
ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial
Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655, 662–
236–2609.
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Gamma-Dynacare Medical
Laboratories,* A Division of the
Gamma-Dynacare Laboratory
Partnership, 245 Pall Mall Street,
London, ONT, Canada N6A 1P4, 519–
679–1630.
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 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)
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.,)
Maxxam Analytics,* 6740 Campobello
Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5N
2L8, 905–817–5700. (Formerly:
Maxxam Analytics Inc., NOVAMANN
(Ontario), Inc.)
MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W.
County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112,
651–636–7466/800–832–3244.
MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services,
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.
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
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Pathology Associates Medical
Laboratories, 110 West Cliff Dr.,
Spokane, WA 99204, 509–755–8991/
800–541–7891x7.
Phamatech, Inc., 10151 Barnes Canyon
Road, San Diego, CA 92121, 858–643–
5555.
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 BioScience Laboratories)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 8401
Fallbrook Ave., West Hills, CA 91304,
800–877–2520. (Formerly: SmithKline
Beecham Clinical Laboratories)
S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office
Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505–
727–6300/800–999–5227.
South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.,
530 N. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend,
IN 46601, 574–234–4176 x1276.
Southwest Laboratories, 4625 E. Cotton
Center Boulevard, Suite 177, Phoenix,
AZ 85040, 602–438–8507/800–279–
0027.
St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology
Laboratory, 1000 N. Lee St.,
Oklahoma City, OK 73101, 405–272–
7052.
STERLING Reference Laboratories, 2617
East L Street, Tacoma, Washington
98421, 800–442–0438.
Toxicology & Drug Monitoring
Laboratory, University of Missouri
Hospital & Clinics, 301 Business Loop
70 West, Suite 208, Columbia, MO
65203, 573–882–1273.
Toxicology Testing Service, Inc., 5426
N.W. 79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166,
305–593–2260.
US Army Forensic Toxicology Drug
Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St.,
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755–
5235, 301–677–7085.
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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
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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 April 13, 2004 (69 FR
19644). 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.
Dated: June 25, 2010.
Dennis O. Romero,
Deputy Executive Officer and Deputy
Director, Office of Program Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Current List of Laboratories 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 currently certified to meet the
standards of Subpart C 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), on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118), and on
April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644).
A notice listing all currently certified laboratories is published
in the Federal Register during the first week of each month. If any
laboratory's certification is suspended or revoked, the laboratory will
be omitted from subsequent lists until such time as it is restored to
full certification under the Mandatory Guidelines.
If any laboratory 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 https://www.workplace.samhsa.gov and https://www.drugfreeworkplace.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Giselle Hersh, Division of
Workplace Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, Room 2-1042, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240-276-2600 (voice), 240-276-2610 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mandatory Guidelines were developed in
accordance with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of Public Law
100-71. Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines, ``Certification of
Laboratories Engaged in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies,'' sets
strict standards that laboratories must meet in order to conduct drug
and specimen validity tests on urine specimens for Federal agencies. To
become certified, an applicant laboratory must undergo three rounds of
performance testing plus an on-site inspection. To maintain that
certification, a laboratory must participate in a quarterly performance
testing program plus undergo periodic, on-site inspections.
Laboratories which claim to be in the applicant stage of
certification are not to be considered as meeting the minimum
requirements described in the HHS Mandatory Guidelines. A laboratory
must have its letter of certification from HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/
NIDA) which attests that it has met minimum standards.
In accordance with Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines dated
April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644), the following laboratories meet the
minimum standards to conduct drug and specimen validity tests on urine
specimens:
ACL Laboratories, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227, 414-328-
7840/800-877-7016. (Formerly: Bayshore Clinical Laboratory)
ACM Medical Laboratory, Inc., 160 Elmgrove Park, Rochester, NY 14624,
585-429-2264.
Advanced Toxicology Network, 3560 Air Center Cove, Suite 101, Memphis,
TN 38118, 901-794-5770/888-290-1150.
Aegis Analytical Laboratories, 345 Hill Ave., Nashville, TN 37210, 615-
255-2400. (Formerly: Aegis Sciences Corporation, Aegis Analytical
Laboratories, Inc.)
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, 9601 I-630, Exit 7,
Little Rock, AR 72205-7299, 501-202-2783. (Formerly: Forensic
Toxicology Laboratory Baptist Medical Center)
Clinical Reference Lab, 8433 Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215-2802, 800-
445-6917.
Doctors Laboratory, Inc., 2906 Julia Drive, Valdosta, GA 31602, 229-
671-2281.
DrugScan, Inc., P.O. Box 2969, 1119 Mearns Road, Warminster, PA 18974,
215-674-9310.
DynaLIFE Dx,* 10150-102 St., Suite 200, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J
5E2, 780-451-3702/800-661-9876. (Formerly: Dynacare Kasper Medical
Laboratories)
ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655,
662-236-2609.
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Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories,* A Division of the Gamma-Dynacare
Laboratory Partnership, 245 Pall Mall Street, London, ONT, Canada N6A
1P4, 519-679-1630.
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 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)
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.,)
Maxxam Analytics,* 6740 Campobello Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5N
2L8, 905-817-5700. (Formerly: Maxxam Analytics Inc., NOVAMANN
(Ontario), Inc.)
MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W. County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112,
651-636-7466/800-832-3244.
MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services, 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.
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., 10151 Barnes Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, 858-
643-5555.
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)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 8401 Fallbrook Ave., West Hills, CA
91304, 800-877-2520. (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical
Laboratories)
S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109,
505-727-6300/800-999-5227.
South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., 530 N. Lafayette Blvd., South
Bend, IN 46601, 574-234-4176 x1276.
Southwest Laboratories, 4625 E. Cotton Center Boulevard, Suite 177,
Phoenix, AZ 85040, 602-438-8507/800-279-0027.
St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory, 1000 N. Lee St., Oklahoma
City, OK 73101, 405-272-7052.
STERLING Reference Laboratories, 2617 East L Street, Tacoma, Washington
98421, 800-442-0438.
Toxicology & Drug Monitoring Laboratory, University of Missouri
Hospital & Clinics, 301 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 208, Columbia, MO
65203, 573-882-1273.
Toxicology Testing Service, Inc., 5426 N.W. 79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166,
305-593-2260.
US Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St.,
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-5235, 301-677-7085.
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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 April 13, 2004 (69
FR 19644). 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.
Dated: June 25, 2010.
Dennis O. Romero,
Deputy Executive Officer and Deputy Director, Office of Program
Services.
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