§ 40.73 How is an oral fluid specimen collected?

(a) AsThe the collector, you must dobe thepresent followingand thingsmaintain tovisual completecontact with the collectionemployee process.during You must complete the stepsprocedures calledoutlined for in paragraphsthis section.
(a)(1) throughAs (a)(7)the oforal thisfluid sectioncollector, inyou themust employee'snot presence.
(1)allow Directany person other than you, the employee, toor reada andDOT signagency therepresentative certificationto statementactually onwitness Copythe 2testing process.
(Step2) 5[Reserved]
(b) ofThe thecollector CCFmust andnote provideany dateunusual ofbehavior birth,or printedappearance name,of andthe dayemployee andon eveningthe contact telephone numbersCCF. If the employeecollector refusesdetects toany signconduct thethat CCFclearly orindicates toan provideattempt dateto oftamper birth,with printeda namespecimen (e.g., oran telephoneattempt numbers,to youbring mustinto notethe thiscollection insite thean “Remarks”adulterant lineor (Steporal 2fluid substitute), ofthe collector must terminate the CCF,collection and completereport the collection.information Ifto the employeeDER refusesso that the employer can decide whether to filldeem outthe anysituation information,a yourefusal.
(c) The employee and collector must, ascomplete athe minimum,specimen printcollection in accordance with the employeemanufacturer's nameinstructions infor the appropriatecollection placedevice.
(21) CompleteUnder the chainobservation of custodythe oncollector, the CCFemployee (Stepis 4)responsible byfor printingpositioning yourthe namespecimen (note:collection youdevice mayfor pre-printcollection.
(2) yourThe name),collector recordingmust ensure the timecollection andis dateperformed ofcorrectly the collection(i.e., signingusing the statement,oral andfluid enteringdevice in the namemanner ofdescribed theby deliveryits servicemanufacturer), transferringthat the specimencollection todevice theis laboratoryworking properly,
(3) Ensureand that alla copiessufficient ofspecimen thevolume CCFis are legible and completecollected.
(4) RemoveAfter Copy 5 of the CCFemployee andprovides givea itsufficient tospecimen, check the employee.
“Volume Indicator(5s) PlaceObserved” thebox specimenin bottlesStep and2 Copy 1 of the Federal CCF into thedocument appropriatethat pouchesyou ofobserved the plasticvolume bag.
indicator(6s) Secureduring both pouches of the plastic bagcollection.
(73) AdviseIf the employee states that he or she mayis leaveunable theto collectionprovide site.
(8)an Tooral preparefluid thespecimen sealedor plasticprovides bagan containinginsufficient thespecimen specimensduring andthe CCFcollection forprocess, shipmentthe youcollector must:
(i) Placecontinue theto sealedmake plasticone bagattempt into a shipping container (e.g.collect, standardafter courieran box)insufficient designedspecimen, tothe minimizecollector follows the possibilityprocedure ofin damage§ during shipment40. 193.
(More4) thanThe onecollector sealedmust plasticinspect bagthe canspecimen befor placedunusual intocolor, apresence singleof shippingforeign containerobjects ifor youmaterial, areor doingother multiplesigns collections.)
(ii)of Seal the container as appropriatetampering.
(iii) If ait laboratoryis courierapparent hand-deliversfrom thethis specimensinspection fromthat the collectionemployee sitehas totampered with the laboratoryspecimen, prepare the sealedcollector plasticmust bagconduct fora shipmentnew as directed by the courier servicecollection.
(9i) SendDocument Copyany 2unusual ofcharacteristics thereferenced CCFabove toin the MRORemarks andsection Copyof 4 to the DERCCF.
(ii) YouProceed mustwith faxobtaining or otherwise transmit these copies to the MROnew andoral DERfluid withinspecimen 24from hours or during the next business daydonor. KeepNote Copyon 3the fornew atCCF leastthat 30this days,is unlessanother otherwisecollection specifiedfor bythe applicablesame DOTtesting agencyevent regulations.
(b)i.e., AsDocument ain collectorthe orremarks collectionsection site,that youthis mustis ensureSpecimen that2 eachof specimen2 youand collectinclude isthe shippedSpecimen toID anumber laboratoryof asthe quicklyother asspecimen). possible,Make butthe insame anynotation caseon withinthe 24CCF hoursof or during the nextsuspect business dayspecimen.
[6588 FR 7952627642, Dec.May 192, 20002023, as amended at 7189 FR 4938487798, AugNov. 235, 20062024]