Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 638 - Drug and Alcohol Testing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:638-1-8.2 - Saliva specimen collection procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Designation of collection
				site.
Each saliva drug testing program shall have one (1) or more
				designated collection sites which have all necessary personnel, material,
				equipment, facilities, and supervision to provide for the collection, security,
				temporary storage, and shipping or transportation of saliva specimens to a
				licensed drug testing facility.
(b)
Security.
While security is important with any collection, in the
				case of saliva, only the temporary storage area in the designated collection
				site needs to be secure.
(c)
Chain of custody.
Chain of custody standardized forms shall be
				properly executed by authorized collection site personnel upon receipt of
				specimens. Handling and transportation of saliva specimens from one authorized
				individual or place to another shall always be accomplished through chain of
				custody procedures. Every effort shall be made to minimize the number of
				persons handling specimens.
(d)
Access to authorized personnel only.
The saliva collection site
				shall be off limits to unauthorized personnel during the actual collection of
				specimens.
(e)
Privacy.
Procedures for collecting saliva shall be performed on
				one individual at a time to prevent substitutions or interference with the
				collection of reliable samples.
(f)
Integrity and identity of specimen.
Saliva shall be collected in a
				device approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration and according to
				the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the saliva collection device.
				The information on the saliva specimen container and on the chain of custody
				form shall identify the individual from whom the specimen was collected. The
				following minimum precautions shall be taken when collecting a saliva specimen
				to ensure specimens are obtained and correctly identified.
(1) When an individual arrives at the
				collection site, the collection site person shall request the individual to
				present photo identification. If the individual does not have proper photo
				identification, the collection site person shall contact the supervisor of the
				individual, the coordinator of the drug testing program, or any other employer
				official who can positively identify the individual. If the individual's
				identity cannot be established, the collection site person shall not proceed
				with the collection.
(2) If the
				individual fails to arrive at the assigned time, the collection site person
				shall contact the appropriate authority to obtain guidance on the action to be
				taken.
(3) The collection site
				person shall note any unusual behavior or appearance on the chain of custody
				form.
(4) Both the individual being
				tested and the collection site person shall keep the specimen in view at all
				times prior to the specimen container being sealed with a tamper resistant seal
				and labeled with the individual's specimen number and other required
				information.
(6) The collection
				site person shall label the container which contains the saliva with the date,
				the individual's specimen number, and any other identifying information
				provided or required by the drug testing program.
(7) The individual shall initial the
				container for the purpose of certifying that it is the specimen collected from
				the individual.
(8) The collection
				site person shall indicate on the chain of custody form all information
				identifying the specimen. The collection site person shall sign the chain of
				custody form next to the identifying information or the chain of custody on the
				specimen container.
(9) The
				individual shall be asked to read and sign a statement certifying that the
				specimen identified as having been collected from the individual is in fact the
				specimen the individual provided.
(10) The collection site person shall
				complete the chain of custody form.