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DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.71

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.71 How does the collector prepare the urine specimen?

(a) All collections under DOT agency drug testing regulations must be split specimen collections. 

(b) As the collector, you must take the following steps, in order, after the...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.69

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.69 How is a monitored collection conducted?

(a) As stated in § 40.42(f)(2), if you are conducting a urine collection in a multi-stall restroom and you cannot secure all sources of water and other substances that could be used for adulteration and...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.67

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.67 When and how is a directly observed urine collection conducted?

(a) As an employer, you must direct an immediate collection under direct observation with no advance notice to the employee, if: 

The laboratory reported to the MRO...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.65

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.65 What does the collector check for when the employee presents a urine specimen?

As a collector, you must check the following when the employee gives the collection container to you:

(a) Sufficiency of specimen. You must check to ensure...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.63

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.63 What steps does the collector take in the collection process before the employee provides a urine specimen?

As the collector, you must take the following steps before the employee provides the urine specimen:

(a) Ensure all items under...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.61

Subpart E - Specimen Collections § 40.61 What are the preliminary steps in the collection process?

As the collector, you must take the following steps before actually beginning a collection:

(a) When a specific time for an employee's test has been scheduled, or the collection...