Federal agency urine drug testing; certified laboratories meeting minimum standards, list,

[Federal Register: June 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106)]

[Notices]

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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) published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 11970), and revised in the Federal Register on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908) and on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118). 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If any laboratory has withdrawn from HHS' National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) during the past month, it will be listed at the end, and will be omitted from the monthly listing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 http://workplace.samhsa.gov and http://www.drugfreeworkplace.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Giselle Hersh or Dr. Walter Vogl, Division of Workplace Programs, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall 2, Room 815, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-6014 (voice), 301-443-3031 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mandatory Guidelines were developed in accordance with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of Pub. L. 100- 71. Subpart C of the Guidelines, ``Certification of Laboratories Engaged in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies,'' sets strict standards that laboratories must meet in order to conduct urine drug testing 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 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 expressed 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, the following laboratories meet the minimum standards set forth in the Mandatory Guidelines:

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, Inc. 345 Hill Ave. Nashville, TN 37210 615-255-2400

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 Rd. Lenexa, KS 66215-2802 800-445-6917

Diagnostic Services Inc., dba DSI 12700 Westlinks Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33913 239-561-8200 / 800-735-5416

DrugProof, Division of Dynacare/Laboratory of Pathology, LLC 1229 Madison St., Suite 500, Nordstrom Medical Tower

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Seattle, WA 98104 206-386-2661 / 800-898-0180 (Formerly: Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc., DrugProof, Division of Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc.)

DrugScan, Inc. P.O. Box 2969, 1119 Mearns Rd. Warminster, PA 18974 215-674-9310

Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories\*\ 10150-102 St., Suite 200 Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 5E2 780-451-3702 / 800-661-9876

ElSohly Laboratories, Inc. 5 Industrial Park Dr. Oxford, MS 38655 662-236-2609

Express Analytical Labs 3405 7th Ave., Suite 106 Marion, IA 52302 319-377-0500

\*\ 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 inspection 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 June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908) and on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118). 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.

Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories \*\ A Division of the Gamma-Dynacare Laboratory Partnership 245 Pall Mall St. London, ONT Canada N6A 1P4 519-679-1630

General Medical Laboratories 36 South Brooks St. Madison, WI 53715 608-267-6225

Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc. 1111 Newton St. Gretna, LA 70053 504-361-8989 / 800-433-3823 (Formerly: Laboratory Specialists, Inc.)

LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 913-888-3927 / 800-873-8845 (Formerly: Center for Laboratory Services, a Division of LabOne, Inc.)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 7207 N. Gessner Rd. 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 Dr. 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 10788 Roselle St. San Diego, CA 92121 800-882-7272 (Formerly: Poisonlab, Inc.)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings 1120 Stateline Rd. West Southaven, MS 38671 866-827-8042 / 800-233-6339 (Formerly: LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc.; MedExpress/ National Laboratory Center)

Marshfield Laboratories Forensic Toxicology Laboratory 1000 North Oak Ave. Marshfield, WI 54449 715-389-3734 / 800-331-3734

MAXXAM Analytics Inc. \*\ 5540 McAdam Rd. Mississauga, ON Canada L4Z 1P1 905-890-2555 (Formerly: NOVAMANN (Ontario) Inc.)

MedTox Laboratories, Inc. 402 W. County Rd. 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 Dr. Minneapolis, MN 55417 612-725-2088

National Toxicology Laboratories, Inc. 1100 California Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93304 661-322-4250 / 800-350-3515

Northwest Drug Testing, a division of NWT Inc. 1141 E. 3900 S. Salt Lake City, UT 84124 801-293-2300 / 800-322-3361 (Formerly: NWT Drug Testing, NorthWest Toxicology, Inc.)

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)

Oregon Medical Laboratories P.O. Box 972, 722 East 11th Ave. Eugene, OR 97440-0972 541-687-2134

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 / 800-541-7891x8991

PharmChem Laboratories, Inc. 4600 N. Beach Haltom City, TX 76137 817-605-5300 (Formerly: PharmChem Laboratories, Inc., Texas Division; Harris Medical Laboratory)

Physicians Reference Laboratory 7800 West 110th St. Overland Park, KS 66210 913-339-0372 / 800-821-3627

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 3175 Presidential Dr. Atlanta, GA 30340 770-452-1590/800-729-6432 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio- Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 4770 Regent Blvd. Irving, TX 75063 800-824-6152 (Moved from the Dallas location on 03/31/01; Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 4230 South Burnham Ave., Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89119-5412 702-733-7866/800-433-2750 (Formerly: Associated Pathologists Laboratories, Inc.)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 400 Egypt Rd. Norristown, PA 19403 610-631-4600/877-642-2216 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; SmithKline Bio- Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 506 E. State Pkwy. Schaumburg, IL 60173 800-669-6995/847-885-2010 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; International Toxicology Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 7600 Tyrone Ave. Van Nuys, CA 91405 818-989-2520/800-877-2520 (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories)

Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc. 450 Southlake Blvd. Richmond, VA 23236 804-378-9130

Sciteck Clinical Laboratories, Inc. 317 Rutledge Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732 828-650-0409

S.E.D. Medical Laboratories 5601 Office Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87109

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505-727-6300/800-999-5227

South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc. 530 N. Lafayette Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601 574-234-4176 x276

Southwest Laboratories 2727 W. Baseline Rd. Tempe, AZ 85283 602-438-8507/800-279-0027

Sparrow Health System Toxicology Testing Center, St. Lawrence Campus 1210 W. Saginaw Lansing, MI 48915 517-377-0520 (Formerly: St. Lawrence Hospital & Healthcare System)

St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory 1000 N. Lee St. Oklahoma City, OK 73101 405-272-7052

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

Patricia Bransford, Director, Division of Management Systems, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 04-12237 Filed 6-1-04; 8:45 am]

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