Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2001Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2000

§ 40.39 Use of certified laboratories.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2001 annual edition. The section was then removed.

govinfo, 2000 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 40.39 — Use of certified laboratories.. Text in force on September 30, 2001. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2001. Source: govinfo, 2000 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2000-title49-vol1/CFR-2000-title49-vol1-sec40-39. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/40.39?asof=2001-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, employers subject to this part shall use only laboratories certified under the DHHS “Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs,” April 11, 1988, and subsequent amendments thereto.

(b) Employers subject to this part may also use laboratories located outside the United States if—

(1) The Department of Transportation, based on a written recommendation from DHHS, has certified the laboratory as meeting DHHS laboratory certification standards or deemed the laboratory fully equivalent to a laboratory meeting DHHS laboratory certification standards; or

(2) The Department of Transportation, based on a written recommendation from DHHS, has recognized a foreign certifying organization as having equivalent laboratory certification standards and procedures to those of DHHS, and the foreign certifying organization has certified the laboratory, pursuant to those equivalent standards and procedures.

[61 FR 37016, July 16, 1996]

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000viewing
[61 FR 37016, July 16, 1996]

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