Workplace Drug Screening Confirmatory Testing

Diagnostic Use

Used for testing the abuse of drugs in a medico-legal setting. Can be pre-employment, random, reasonable cause, drug rehab, etc

Department

Toxicology

Delphic Registration Code

CDTC

Turnaround Time

72 hours

Test Code

9126

Specimen Type

• Urine

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Pottle

Pre-testing Requirements

Collection site needs to be accredited to collect samples to the AS/NZS-4308: 2008 testing standard.

Additional Specimen Information

Specimen Collection Protocols - Samples are collected using chain of custody procedures involving special urine testing kits supplied by the Toxicology laboratory. All areas of the collection, transportation and analysis are controlled.

Sample Delivery to Lab - In a sealed tube inside a sealed bag inside a sealed courier bag delivered directly to Toxicology

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Urine

Additional Referral/Aliquot Information

Aliquot Instructions - Samples are aliquoted into three separate tubes at the collection site and are then sealed for transport to lab.
Aliquot Transport to CHL - Fill all three vacutainer tubes with urine, seal and send to laboratory

Interpretation

Interpretation where appropriate will be provided on the report emailed through to the requestor.

Reference Intervals

Contact the Workplace Drug Testing / Toxicology laboratory

Test Method

Mass Spectral analysis for the presence of specific drug metabolites stated in the AS/NZS-4308:2008 Workplace Drug Testing Standard

Non-Funded Test Cost

$115.60 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

9126

Uncertainty of Measurement: The testing standard has very stringent acceptable limits stated. Typically CV's of less than 20% are acceptable although the methods generally run at less than 10 %. 99% confidence limits (3 SD's) are used at the cutoff value to further increase the surety of the result.

For further information contact Grant Moore on 0800 THE LAB x80322 (or grant.moore@cdhb.health.nz) or for the provision of supplies contact the Business Development area of CH Labs on labinfo@cdhb.health.nz

Contact Information

Enquiry Form