00-2461. Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies, and Laboratories That Have Withdrawn From the Program

AGENCY:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A similar notice listing all currently certified laboratories will be published during the first week of each month, and updated to include laboratories which subsequently apply for and complete the certification process. If any listed laboratory's certification is totally suspended or revoked, the laboratory will be omitted from updated lists until such time as it is restored to full certification under the Guidelines.

If any laboratory has withdrawn from the National Laboratory Certification Program during the past month, it will be listed at the end, and will be omitted from the monthly listing thereafter.

This Notice is available on the internet at the following website: http://wmcare.samhsa.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Giselle Hersh or Dr. Walter Vogl, Division of Workplace Programs, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockwall 2 Building, Room 815, Rockville, Maryland 20857; Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone].

SPECIAL NOTE:

Please use the above address for all surface mail and correspondence. For all overnight mail service use the following address: Division of Workplace Programs, 5515 Security Lane, Room 815, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing were developed in accordance with Executive Order 12564 and section 503 of Pub. L. 100-71. Subpart C of the Guidelines, “Certification of Laboratories Engaged in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies,” sets strict standards which laboratories must meet in order to conduct urine drug testing for Federal agencies. To become certified an applicant laboratory must undergo three rounds of performance testing plus an on-site inspection. To maintain that certification a laboratory must participate in a quarterly performance testing program plus periodic, on-site inspections.

Laboratories which claim to be in the applicant stage of certification are not to be considered as meeting the minimum requirements expressed in the HHS Guidelines. A laboratory must have its letter of certification from SAMHSA, HHS (formerly: HHS/NIDA) which attests that it has met minimum standards.

In accordance with Subpart C of the Guidelines, the following laboratories meet the minimum standards set forth in the Guidelines:

ACL Laboratories,8901 W. Lincoln Ave.,West Allis, WI 53227,414-328-7840/800-877-7016,(Formerly: Bayshore Clinical Laboratory).

Advanced Toxicology Network,3560 Air Center Cove, Suite 101,Memphis, TN 38118,901-794-5770/888-290-1150.

Aegis Analytical Laboratories, Inc.,345 Hill Ave.,Nashville, TN 37210,615-255-2400.

Alabama Reference Laboratories, Inc.,543 South Hull St.,Montgomery, AL 36103,800-541-4931/334-263-5745.

Alliance Laboratory Services,3200 Burnet Ave.,Cincinnati, OH 45229,513-585-9000,(Formerly: Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, Inc.).

American Medical Laboratories, Inc.,14225 Newbrook Dr.,Chantilly, VA 20151,703-802-6900.

Associated Pathologists Laboratories, Inc.,4230 South Burnham Ave., Suite 250,Las Vegas, NV 89119-5412,702-733-7866/800-433-2750.

Baptist Medical Center—Toxicology Laboratory,9601 I-630, Exit 7,Little Rock, AR 72205-7299,501-202-2783,(Formerly: Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Baptist Medical Center).

Clinical Reference Lab,8433 Quivira Rd.,Lenexa, KS 66215-2802 800-445-6917.

Cox Health Systems, Department of Toxicology,1423 North Jefferson Ave.,Springfield, MO 65802,800-876-3652/417-269-3093,(Formerly: Cox Medical Centers).

Dept. of the Navy, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory,Great Lakes, IL,P.O. Box 88-6819,Great Lakes, IL 60088-6819,847-688-2045/847-688-4171.

Diagnostic Services Inc., dba DSI,12700 Westlinks Drive,Fort Myers, FL 33913,941-561-8200/800-735-5416.

Doctors Laboratory, Inc.,P.O. Box 2658,2906 Julia Dr.,Valdosta, GA 31604,912-244-4468.

DrugProof, Division of Dynacare/Laboratory of Pathology, LLC,1229 Madison St., Suite 500, Nordstrom Medical Tower,Seattle, WA 98104,206-386-2672/800-898-0180,(Formerly: Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc., DrugProof,Division of Laboratory of Pathology of Seattle, Inc.).

DrugScan, Inc.,P.O. Box 2969,1119 Mearns Rd.,Warminster, PA 18974,215-674-9310.

Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories*,14940-123 Ave.,Edmonton, Alberta,Canada T5V 1B4,780-451-3702/800-661-9876.

ElSohly Laboratories, Inc.,5 Industrial Park Dr.,Oxford, MS 38655,601-236-2609.

Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories*,A Division of the Gamma-Dynacare Laboratory Partnership,245 Pall Mall St.,London, ON,Canada N6A 1P4,519-679-1630.

General Medical Laboratories,36 South Brooks St.,Madison, WI 53715,608-267-6267.

Hartford Hospital Toxicology Laboratory,80 Seymour St.,Hartford, CT 06102-5037,860-545-6023.

Info-Meth,112 Crescent Ave.,Peoria, IL 61636,309-671-5199/800-752-1835,(Formerly: Methodist Medical Center Toxicology Laboratory).

Integrated Regional Laboratories,5631 NW 33rd Avenue,Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309,954-777-0018, 800-522-0232,(Formerly: Cedars Medical Center, Department of Pathology).

Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc.,1111 Newton St.,Gretna, LA 70053,504-361-8989/800-433-3823,(Formerly: Laboratory Specialists, Inc.).

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings,1904 Alexander Drive,Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,919-572-6900/800-833-3984,(Formerly: LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc., CompuChem Laboratories, Inc.; CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Subsidiary of Roche Biomedical Laboratory; Roche CompuChem Laboratories, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group).

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings,4022 Willow Lake Blvd.,Memphis, TN 38118,901-795-1515/800-233-6339,(Formerly: LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc.,MedExpress/National Laboratory Center).

LabOne, Inc.,10101 Renner Blvd.,Lenexa, KS 66219,913-888-3927/800-728-4064,(Formerly: Center for Laboratory Services, a Division of LabOne, Inc.)

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings,69 First Ave.,Raritan, NJ 08869,908-526-2400/800-437-4986,(Formerly: Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc.)

Marshfield Laboratories,Forensic Toxicology Laboratory,1000 North Oak Ave.,Marshfield, WI 54449,715-389-3734/800-331-3734

MAXXAM Analytics Inc.*,5540 McAdam Rd.,Mississauga, ON,Canada L4Z 1P1,905-890-2555,(Formerly: NOVAMANN (Ontario) Inc.)

Medical College Hospitals Toxicology Laboratory,Department of Pathology,3000 Arlington Ave.,Toledo, OH 43614,419-383-5213

MedTox Laboratories, Inc.,402 W. County Rd. D,St. Paul, MN 55112,651-636-7466/800-832-3244

MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services,1225 NE 2nd Ave.,Portland, OR 97232,503-413-5295/800-950-5295

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Forensic Toxicology Laboratory,1 Veterans Drive,Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417,612-725-2088

National Toxicology Laboratories, Inc.,1100 California Ave.,Bakersfield, CA 93304,661-322-4250

NWT Drug Testing,1141 E. 3900 South,Salt Lake City, UT 84124,801-268-2431/800-322-3361,(Formerly: NorthWest Toxicology, Inc.)

One Source Toxicology Laboratory, Inc.,1705 Center Street,Deer Park, TX 77536,713-920-2559,(Formerly: University of Texas Medical Branch, Clinical Chemistry Division; UTMB Pathology-Toxicology Laboratory)

Oregon Medical Laboratories,P.O. Box 972,722 East 11th Ave.,Eugene, OR 97440-0972,541-687-2134

Pacific Toxicology Laboratories,6160 Variel Ave.,Woodland Hills, CA 91367,818-598-3110,(Formerly: Centinela Hospital Airport Toxicology Laboratory)

Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories,11604 E. Indiana,Spokane, WA 99206,509-926-2400/800-541-7891

PharmChem Laboratories, Inc.,1505-A O'Brien Dr.,Menlo Park, CA 94025,650-328-6200/800-446-5177

PharmChem Laboratories, Inc., Texas Division,7606 Pebble Dr.,Fort Worth, TX 76118,817-215-8800,(Formerly: Harris Medical Laboratory)

Physicians Reference Laboratory,7800 West 110th St.,Overland Park, KS 66210,913-339-0372/800-821-3627

Poisonlab, Inc.,7272 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.,San Diego, CA 92111,619-279-2600/800-882-7272

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,3175 Presidential Dr.,Atlanta, GA 30340,770-452-1590,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,4444 Giddings Road,Auburn Hills, MI 48326,810-373-9120/800-444-0106,(Formerly: HealthCare/Preferred Laboratories, HealthCare/MetPath, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, National Center for Forensic Science,1901 Sulphur Spring Rd.,Baltimore, MD 21227,410-536-1485,(Formerly: Maryland Medical Laboratory, Inc., National Center for Forensic Science, CORNING National Center for Forensic Science)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,8000 Sovereign Row,Dallas, TX 75247,214-638-1301,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,4770 Regent Blvd.,Irving, TX 75063,972-916-3376/800-526-0947,(Formerly: Damon Clinical Laboratories, Damon/MetPath, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,801 East Dixie Ave.,Leesburg, FL 34748,352-787-9006,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Doctors & Physicians Laboratory)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,400 Egypt Rd.,Norristown, PA 19403,610-631-4600/800-877-7484,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,875 Greentree Rd., 4 Parkway Ctr.,Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3610,412-920-7733/800-574-2474,(Formerly: Med-Chek Laboratories, Inc., Med-Chek/Damon, MetPath Laboratories, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,506 E. State Pkwy.,Schaumburg, IL 60173,800-669-6995/847-885-2010,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, International Toxicology Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,7470 Mission Valley Rd.,San Diego, CA 92108-4406,619-686-3200/800-446-4728,(Formerly: Nichols Institute, Nichols Institute Substance Abuse Testing (NISAT), CORNING Nichols Institute, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)

Quest Diagnostics of Missouri LLC,2320 Schuetz Rd.,St. Louis, MO 63146,314-991-1311/800-288-7293,(Formerly: Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, Metropolitan Reference Laboratories, Inc., CORNING Clinical Laboratories, South Central Division)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,One Malcolm Ave.,Teterboro, NJ 07608,201-393-5590,(Formerly: MetPath, Inc., CORNING MetPath Clinical Laboratories, CORNING Clinical Laboratory)

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated,7600 Tyrone Ave.,Van Nuys, CA 91405,818-989-2520/800-877-2520,(Formerly: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories)

San Diego Reference Laboratory,6122 Nancy Ridge Dr.,San Diego, CA 92121,800-677-7995

Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc.,463 Southlake Blvd.,Richmond, VA 23236,804-378-9130

Scott & White Drug Testing Laboratory,600 S. 25th St.,Temple, TX 76504,254-771-8379/800-749-3788

S.E.D. Medical Laboratories,5601 Office Blvd.,Albuquerque, NM 87109,505-727-6300/800-999-5227

South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc.,530 N. Lafayette Blvd.,South Bend, IN 46601,219-234-4176

Southwest Laboratories,2727 W. Baseline Rd.,Tempe, AZ 85283,602-438-8507

Sparrow Health System,Toxicology Testing Center,St. Lawrence Campus,1210 W. Saginaw,Lansing, MI 48915,517-377-0520,(Formerly: St. Lawrence Hospital & Healthcare System)

St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory,1000 N. Lee St.,Oklahoma City, OK 73101,405-272-7052

Toxicology & Drug Monitoring Laboratory,University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics,2703 Clark Lane, Suite B, Lower Level,Columbia, MO 65202,573-882-1273

Toxicology Testing Service, Inc.,5426 N.W. 79th Ave.,Miami, FL 33166,305-593-2260

UNILAB,18408 Oxnard St.,Tarzana, CA 91356,818-996-7300/800-492-0800,(Formerly: MetWest-BPL Toxicology Laboratory)

Universal Toxicology Laboratories, LLC,10210 W. Highway 80,Midland, Texas 79706,915-561-8851/888-953-8851

* The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) voted to end its Laboratory Accreditation Program for Substance Abuse (LAPSA) effective May 12, 1998. Laboratories certified through that program were accredited to conduct forensic urine drug testing as required by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. As of that date, the certification of those accredited Canadian laboratories will continue under DOT authority. The responsibility for conducting quarterly performance testing plus periodic on-site inspections of those LAPSA-accredited laboratories was transferred to the U.S. DHHS, with the DHHS' National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) contractor continuing to have an active role in the performance testing and laboratory inspection processes. Other Canadian laboratories wishing to be considered for the NLCP may apply directly to the NLCP contractor just as U.S. laboratories do.

Upon finding a Canadian laboratory to be qualified, the DHHS will recommend that DOT certify the laboratory (Federal Register, 16 July 1996) as meeting the minimum standards of the “Mandatory Guidelines for Workplace Drug Testing” (59 Federal Register, 9 June 1994, Pages 29908-29931). After receiving the DOT certification, the laboratory will be included in the monthly list of DHHS certified laboratories and participate in the NLCP certification maintenance program.

The following laboratory is voluntarily withdrawing from the NLCP program, effective February 1, 2000: Quest Diagnostics LLC (IL), 1355 Mittel Blvd., Wood Dale, IL 60191, 630-595-3888, (Formerly: Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, MetPath, Inc., CORNING MetPath Clinical Laboratories, CORNING Clinical Laboratories Inc.)

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.