PLAB Phlebotomy Technician Program Unit 13 Objectives

State the role of the collector for ensuring the integrity of drug and forensic testing.
Define the following terms: Toxicology, Forensic Specimens, Chain of custody.
Describe the “chain of custody”procedure.
State the governmental agency responsible for monitoring work place drug testing.
List 4 instances in which drug testing in the workplace or sports medicine may be performed.
List the 4 minimum requirements that specimen collections sites must meet to ensure specimen integrity.
List 4 security measures which must be enforced to ensure specimen integrity.
List the procedures involved in obtaining the samples for drug and alcohol testing, especially in ensuring sample integrity.
List 4 substances which may be added to samples which may interfere with testing.
List 2 methods which may be utilized to detect sample tampering.