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Mandatory Guidelines

The SAMHSA-published procedures that govern federally regulated workplace drug testing.

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The Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs set the federally regulated cutoffs, specimen-handling procedures, and laboratory certification requirements that apply to executive-branch federal agencies and to employers regulated under 49 CFR Part 40.

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  1. Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Urine) — SAMHSA

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SAMHSA

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — publisher of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.

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49 CFR Part 40

The U.S. Department of Transportation regulation that governs all DOT-regulated workplace drug and alcohol testing.