§ 40.73 How is an oral fluid specimen collected?

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(2) [Reserved]
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(1), recordingUnder the timeobservation and date of the collectioncollector, signing the statement,employee andis enteringresponsible thefor namepositioning of the delivery service transferring the specimen tocollection thedevice laboratory,for collection.
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[6588 FR 7952627642, Dec.May 192, 20002023, as amended at 7189 FR 4938487798, AugNov. 235, 2006; 80 FR 19553, Apr. 13, 20152024]