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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

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 

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 and 

Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities 

(IITFs) currently certified to meet the 

standards of the Mandatory Guidelines 

for Federal Workplace Drug Testing 

Programs using Urine or Oral Fluid 

(Mandatory Guidelines). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anastasia Donovan, Division of 

Workplace Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16N06B, 

Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240–276– 

2600 (voice); Anastasia.Donovan@

samhsa.hhs.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 9.19 of the 

Mandatory Guidelines, a notice listing 

all currently HHS-certified laboratories 

and IITFs is published in the Federal 

Register during the first week of each 

month. If any laboratory or IITF 

certification is suspended or revoked, 

the laboratory or IITF will be omitted 

from subsequent lists until such time as 

it is restored to full certification under 

the Mandatory Guidelines. 

If any laboratory or 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withdrawn from the HHS National 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.samhsa.gov/ 

workplace/resources/drug-testing/ 

certified-lab-list. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies 

of the laboratories and Instrumented 

Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) 

currently certified to meet the standards 

of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal 

Workplace Drug Testing Programs 

(Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and 

of the laboratories currently certified to 

meet the standards of the Mandatory 

Guidelines using Oral Fluid. 

The Mandatory Guidelines using 

Urine 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); April 

30, 2010 (75 FR 22809); and on January 

23, 2017 (82 FR 7920). 

The Mandatory Guidelines using Oral 

Fluid were first published in the 

Federal Register on October 25, 2019 

(84 FR 57554) with an effective date of 

January 1, 2020. 

The Mandatory Guidelines were 

initially developed in accordance with 

Executive Order 12564 and section 503 

of Public Law 100–71 and allowed urine 

drug testing only. The Mandatory 

Guidelines using Urine have since been 

revised, and new Mandatory Guidelines 

allowing for oral fluid drug testing have 

been published. The Mandatory 

Guidelines require strict standards that 

laboratories and IITFs must meet in 

order to conduct drug and specimen 

validity tests on specimens for federal 

agencies. HHS does not allow IITFs to 

conduct oral fluid testing. 

To become certified, an applicant 

laboratory or IITF must undergo three 

rounds of performance testing plus an 

on-site inspection. To maintain that 

certification, a laboratory or IITF must 

participate in a quarterly performance 

testing program plus undergo periodic, 

on-site inspections. 

Laboratories and IITFs in the 

applicant stage of certification are not to 

be considered as meeting the minimum 

requirements described in the HHS 

Mandatory Guidelines using Urine and/ 

or Oral Fluid. An HHS-certified 

laboratory or IITF must have its letter of 

certification from HHS/SAMHSA 

(formerly: HHS/NIDA), which attests 

that the test facility has met minimum 

standards. HHS does not allow IITFs to 

conduct oral fluid testing. 

HHS-Certified Laboratories Approved 

To Conduct Oral Fluid Drug Testing 

In accordance with the Mandatory 

Guidelines using Oral Fluid dated 

October 25, 2019 (84 FR 57554), the 

following HHS-certified laboratories 

meet the minimum standards to conduct 

drug and specimen validity tests on oral 

fluid specimens: 

At this time, there are no laboratories 

certified to conduct drug and specimen 

validity tests on oral fluid specimens. 

HHS-Certified Instrumented Initial 

Testing Facilities Approved To Conduct 

Urine Drug Testing 

In accordance with the Mandatory 

Guidelines using Urine dated January 

23, 2017 (82 FR 7920), the following 

HHS-certified IITFs meet the minimum 

standards to conduct drug and specimen 

validity tests on urine specimens: 

Dynacare, 6628 50th Street NW, 

Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 2N7, 780– 

784–1190 (Formerly: GammaDynacare Medical Laboratories) 

HHS-Certified Laboratories Approved 

To Conduct Urine Drug Testing 

In accordance with the Mandatory 

Guidelines using Urine dated January 

23, 2017 (82 FR 7920), the following 

HHS-certified laboratories meet the 

minimum standards to conduct drug 

and specimen validity tests on urine 

specimens: 

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.) 

Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc., 8433 

Quivira Road, Lenexa, KS 66215– 

2802, 800–445–6917 

Cordant Health Solutions, 2617 East L 

Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, 800–442– 

0438 (Formerly: STERLING Reference 

Laboratories) 

Desert Tox, LLC, 5425 E Bell Rd., Suite 

125, Scottsdale, AZ 85254, 602–457– 

5411/623–748–5045 

DrugScan, Inc., 200 Precision Road, 

Suite 200, Horsham, PA 19044, 800– 

235–4890 

Dynacare *, 245 Pall Mall Street, 

London, ONT, Canada N6A 1P4, 519– 

679–1630 (Formerly: GammaDynacare Medical Laboratories) 

ElSohly Laboratories, Inc., 5 Industrial 

Park Drive, Oxford, MS 38655, 662– 

236–2609 

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 TW 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) 


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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.) 

Legacy Laboratory Services Toxicology, 

1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 

97232, 503–413–5295/800–950–5295 

MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W 

County Road D, St. Paul, MN 55112, 

651–636–7466/800–832–3244 

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center, Forensic Toxicology 

Laboratory, 1 Veterans Drive, 

Minneapolis, MN 55417, 612–725– 

2088. Testing for Veterans Affairs 

(VA) Employees Only 

Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 9348 

DeSoto Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311, 

800–328–6942 (Formerly: Centinela 

Hospital Airport Toxicology 

Laboratory) 

Phamatech, Inc., 15175 Innovation 

Drive, San Diego, CA 92128, 888– 

635–5840 

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 

Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403, 

610–631–4600/877–642–2216 

(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham 

Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline BioScience Laboratories) 

Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, 3700 

Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 

95403, 800–255–2159 

US Army Forensic Toxicology Drug 

Testing Laboratory, 2490 Wilson St., 

Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755– 

5235, 301–677–7085, Testing for 

Department of Defense (DoD) 

Employees Only 

* 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 January 23, 2017 (82 FR 

7920). 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. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18974 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0407] 

Guidance: Change 2 to NVIC 02–18 

Guidelines on Qualification for STCW 

Endorsements as Officer in Charge of 

a Navigational Watch of Vessels of 

Less Than 500 GT 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of change 2 to 

Navigation and Vessel Inspection 

Circular (NVIC) 02–18, Guidelines on 

Qualification for STCW Endorsements 

as Officer in Charge of a Navigational 

Watch of Vessels of Less Than 500 GT. 

This NVIC provides guidance to 

mariners concerning regulations 

governing endorsements to Merchant 

Mariner Credentials for service on 

vessels of less than 500 Gross Tons (GT) 

(i.e., not limited to near-coastal waters). 

This change notice revises NVIC 02–18 

to indicate that the Coast Guard will not 

enforce the 3 month maximum 

allowable substitution for credible sea 

service in a rating capacity. 

DATES: The policies announced in 

Change–2 to NVIC 02–18 are effective as 

of August 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents and 

CH–2 NVIC 02–18 mentioned in this 

notice, search the docket number 

USCG–2021–0407 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this document, 

contact the James Cavo, Mariner 

Credentialing Program Policy Division 

(CG–MMC–2), Coast Guard; telephone 

202–372–1205; email MMCPolicy@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NVIC 02– 

18 describes the Coast Guard’s policy 

for merchant mariners to qualify for and 

renew Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping for 

Seafarers (STCW) endorsements to 

Merchant Mariner Credentials under 46 

CFR 11.319 for service as officer in 

charge of a navigational watch (OICNW) 

on vessels of less than 500 GT upon all 

waters (i.e., not limited to near-coastal 

waters). The Coast Guard has become 

aware that mariners seeking an 

endorsement as OICNW of vessels of 

less than 500 GT are experiencing 

difficulties meeting the bridge 

watchkeeping requirements for the 

endorsement in a rating capacity. 

As specified in § 11.319(a)(2), 

mariners must obtain at least six months 

of service performing bridge 

watchkeeping duties. This section also 

limits the amount of service in a rating 

capacity that can be used to meet this 

requirement to not more than 6 months 

of experience, which is accepted as a 

maximum of three months of creditable 

service. The mariner would have to 

obtain three additional months of 

service performing bridge watchkeeping 

duties in a non-rating capacity, such as 

an officer capacity. The OICNW of 

vessels less than 500 GT is considered 

a first certificate of competence, in that 

it may be the first STCW officer 

endorsement a mariner obtains, 

mariners typically qualify by serving as 

a rating such as able seaman. It is often 

impossible for these mariners to meet 

the 6 month bridge watchkeeping 

requirement with the 3 month limit on 

credible rating service because they 

cannot serve as an officer to accrue the 

remaining 3 months of bridge 

watchkeeping without this OICNW first 

certificate of competence. 

This CH–2 will remedy that barrier to 

qualifying for the OICNW of vessels less 

than 500 GT endorsement by not 

enforcing the 3 month maximum 

allowable substitution for service as a 

rating to meet the required service 

performing bridge watchkeeping duties. 

This change notice revises NVIC 02–18 

to indicate that the Coast Guard will 

accept, on a day for day basis and 

without limitation, service in any 

capacity performing bridge 

watchkeeping duties under the 

supervision of an officer holding the 

STCW endorsement as Master, Chief 

Mate, or OICNW. Allowing mariners to 

accrue bridge watchkeeping service in a 


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