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Proposed Project: SAMHSA SOAR
Web-Based Data Form—NEW
In 2009 the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services created a
Technical Assistance Center to assist in
the implementation of the SSI/SSDI
Outreach Access and Recovery (SOAR)
effort in all states. SOAR’s primary
objective is to improve the allowance
rate for Social Security Administration
(SSA) disability benefits for people who
are homeless or at risk of homelessness,
and who have serious mental illnesses.
SOAR has three main components:
Strategic planning for systems change,
training for case managers and ongoing
technical assistance.
During the SOAR training, the
importance of keeping track of SSI/SSDI
applications through the process is
stressed, since the process is complex
and involves several steps. In response
to requests from states implementing
SOAR, the Technical Assistance Center
under SAMHSA’s direction developed a
web-based data form that case managers
can use to track the progress of
submitted applications, including
decisions received from SSA either on
initial application or on appeal. This
password-protected web-based data
form will be housed on the SOAR Web
site (https://www.prainc.com/soar.). Use
of this form is completely voluntary.
In addition, data from the web-based
form can be compiled into reports on
decision results and the use of SOAR
core components, such as the SSA–1696
Appointment of Representative which
allows SSA to communicate directly
with the case manager assisting with the
application. These reports will be
reviewed by agency directors, SOAR
state-level leads, and the national SOAR
Technical Assistance Center and SOAR
national evaluation team to quantify the
success of the effort overall and to
identify areas where additional
technical assistance is needed.
The estimated response burden is as
follows:
Information source
Number of
respondents
Responses
per
respondent
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
SOAR Data Form .................................................................
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36
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7,200
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Dated: May 24, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Current List of Laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
Which Meet Minimum Standards To
Engage in Urine Drug Testing for
Federal Agencies
Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal
agencies of the Laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
(IITF) currently certified to meet the
standards 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
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subsequently revised in the Federal
Register on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908);
September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118);
April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644); November
25, 2008 (73 FR 71858); December 10,
2008 (73 FR 75122); and on April 30,
2010 (75 FR 22809).
A notice listing all currently certified
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial
Testing Facilities (IITF) is published in
the Federal Register during the first
week of each month. If any Laboratory/
IITF’s certification is suspended or
revoked, the Laboratory/IITF will be
omitted from subsequent lists until such
time as it is restored to full certification
under the Mandatory Guidelines.
If any Laboratory/IITF 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 initially
developed in accordance with Executive
Order 12564 and section 503 of Public
Law 100–71. The ‘‘Mandatory
Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug
Testing Programs’’, as amended in the
revisions listed above, requires {or set}
strict standards that Laboratories and
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Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
(IITF) must meet in order to conduct
drug and specimen validity tests on
urine specimens for Federal agencies.
To become certified, an applicant
Laboratory/IITF must undergo three
rounds of performance testing plus an
on-site inspection. To maintain that
certification, a Laboratory/IITF must
participate in a quarterly performance
testing program plus undergo periodic,
on-site inspections.
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial
Testing Facilities (IITF) in the applicant
stage of certification are not to be
considered as meeting the minimum
requirements described in the HHS
Mandatory Guidelines. A Laboratory/
IITF must have its letter of certification
from HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/
NIDA) which attests that it has met
minimum standards.
In accordance with the Mandatory
Guidelines dated November 25, 2008
(73 FR 71858), the following
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial
Testing Facilities (IITF) meet the
minimum standards to conduct drug
and specimen validity tests on urine
specimens:
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
(IITF)
None.
Laboratories
ACL Laboratories, 8901 W. Lincoln
Ave., West Allis, WI 53227, 414–328–
7840/800–877–7016, (Formerly:
Bayshore Clinical Laboratory).
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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, 11401 I–30, Little Rock,
AR 72209–7056, 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.
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
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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 BioScience Laboratories).
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 8401
Fallbrook Ave., West Hills, CA 91304,
800–877–2520, (Formerly: SmithKline
Beecham Clinical Laboratories).
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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.
U.S. Army Forensic Toxicology Drug
Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St.,
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755–
5235, 301–677–7085.
*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 30, 2010 (75 FR
22809). After receiving DOT
certification, the laboratory will be
included in the monthly list of HHScertified laboratories and participate in
the NLCP certification maintenance
program.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology,
and Operations, SAMHSA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Current List of Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing
Facilities 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 and Instrumented Initial Testing
Facilities (IITF) currently certified to meet the standards 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); September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118); April 13, 2004 (69 FR 19644);
November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71858); December 10, 2008 (73 FR 75122); and
on April 30, 2010 (75 FR 22809).
A notice listing all currently certified Laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) is published in the
Federal Register during the first week of each month. If any
Laboratory/IITF's certification is suspended or revoked, the
Laboratory/IITF will be omitted from subsequent lists until such time
as it is restored to full certification under the Mandatory Guidelines.
If any Laboratory/IITF 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 initially
developed in accordance with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of
Public Law 100-71. The ``Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace
Drug Testing Programs'', as amended in the revisions listed above,
requires {or set{time} strict standards that Laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) must meet in order to
conduct drug and specimen validity tests on urine specimens for Federal
agencies.
To become certified, an applicant Laboratory/IITF must undergo
three rounds of performance testing plus an on-site inspection. To
maintain that certification, a Laboratory/IITF must participate in a
quarterly performance testing program plus undergo periodic, on-site
inspections.
Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF) in
the applicant stage of certification are not to be considered as
meeting the minimum requirements described in the HHS Mandatory
Guidelines. A Laboratory/IITF must have its letter of certification
from HHS/SAMHSA (formerly: HHS/NIDA) which attests that it has met
minimum standards.
In accordance with the Mandatory Guidelines dated November 25, 2008
(73 FR 71858), the following Laboratories and Instrumented Initial
Testing Facilities (IITF) meet the minimum standards to conduct drug
and specimen validity tests on urine specimens:
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITF)
None.
Laboratories
ACL Laboratories, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227, 414-328-
7840/800-877-7016, (Formerly: Bayshore Clinical Laboratory).
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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, 11401 I-30, Little Rock,
AR 72209-7056, 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.
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.
U.S. Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St.,
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-5235, 301-677-7085.
*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 30, 2010 (75 FR 22809).
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: May 24, 2011.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology, and Operations, SAMHSA.
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