COMPONENT II: LABORATORY SERVICES Clause Samples

COMPONENT II: LABORATORY SERVICES. The Contractor, whether a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) certified laboratory or laboratory accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), shall have the ability, with or without the use of Subcontractor(s), to successfully perform laboratory testing of each of the Panels listed herein. The Contractor shall only use approved equipment and testing procedures for the conduct of drug/alcohol testing as identified in 49 CFR. In most instances, a split sample specimen will be provided to the Contractor for testing. However, the State Agency reserves the right to conduct the initial screen and submit the unadulterated specimen for purposes of confirmation (e.g., the State Agency elects to use the device/product described in COMPONENT I for purposes of conducting the initial screen in-house). The Contractor shall also establish/maintain a subcontract with another certified laboratory(ies) (e.g., Subcontractor should have the same certification/accreditation [SAMHSA and/or CAP] as the Contractor which the donor and/or State Agency may request the conduct of a re-test and performance of all related services. Additionally, the Contractor may elect to designate these Subcontractors to provide services on any PANEL(S) or other drugs/substances specified under COMPONENT ONE as designated by the Contractor. The Contractor shall routinely test for and identify properties ingested or added to the specimen in order to mask, eradicate or detoxify the donor's specimen when conducting tests on each of the Drug Panels identified below.