Urine specimen collection sites, personnel, forms, equipment, and procedures including directly observed collections and shy-bladder protocols.
An employee provides a 55 mL urine specimen during a DOT-regulated drug test. Exactly three minutes after the employee hands the specimen to the collector, the collector observes that the temperature strip on the container reads 101°F. What is the required course of action for the collector?
A.Discard the specimen as invalid, note the temperature in the remarks, and initiate a "shy bladder" protocol to obtain a second specimen.
B.Mark the temperature as "Yes" on the CCF because it is within one degree of the acceptable range and process the specimen as a single collection.
C.Complete the collection for the original specimen and notify the DER that a second, separate collection must be scheduled for the next business day.
D.Mark "No" for the temperature in Step 2 of the CCF, record the temperature in the remarks, and immediately conduct a new collection under direct observation, sending both specimens to the laboratory.