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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2015Source: annual CFR editions 2001–2016

§ 40.199 What problems always cause a drug test to be cancelled?

Wording first on file in the 2001 annual edition, superseded November 13, 2017.

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2015 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2015 and Oct. 1, 2015 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

(a) As the MRO, when the laboratory discovers a “fatal flaw” during its processing of incoming specimens (see § 40.83), the laboratory will report to you that the specimen has been “Rejected for Testing” (with the reason stated). You must always cancel such a test.

(b) The following are “fatal flaws”:

(1) There is no printed collector's name and no collector's signature;

(2) The specimen ID numbers on the specimen bottle and the CCF do not match;

(3) The specimen bottle seal is broken or shows evidence of tampering (and a split specimen cannot be redesignated, see § 40.83(g)); and

(4) Because of leakage or other causes, there is an insufficient amount of urine in the primary specimen bottle for analysis and the specimens cannot be redesignated (see § 40.83(g)).

(c) You must report the result as provided in § 40.161 .

Amendment history

5 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2001
  1. [65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 82 FR 52245, Nov. 13, 2017; 88 FR 27648, May 2, 2023]
  2. [65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 82 FR 52245, Nov. 13, 2017]
  3. [65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 82 FR 52245, Nov. 13, 2017]
  4. Oct. 1, 2001 → Nov. 13, 2017annual editions 2001–2016viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.