MONTANA PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INC.
RANDOM ORAL FLUID DRUG SCREEN
TESTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. You are required to log on to the MPAP website and follow the link to the testing web page or to call the designated 800 number daily between the hours of 0500 and 1200. Please reference your MPAP Participant Number when responding to e-mail or voice mail prompts.
2. Voluntary "5 Plus" participants shall be notified by MPAP staff on the day in which they are scheduled to be tested. Alternative arrangements may permit daily check-in, as above. All other testing requirements shall otherwise apply.
3. If the color group to which you are assigned is designated, you have SIX (06) hours in which to present for observed collection from the time that you check the website or call the 800 number.
4. The sample must be collected under direct observation to ensure that the sample is not adulterated in any way.
5. Collectors are considered members of the monitoring network and must be approved by MPAP in advance. Criteria for selection of collectors are discussed below.
6. In the rare case of exigent circumstances in which a currently approved primary, secondary, or tertiary collector is unavailable (e.g., travel, vacation), and a non-designated collector must be used, the participant is responsible for contacting MPAP staff via telephone or voice mail immediately with the identity of the collector, then providing the MRO copy of the drug testing custody and control form on the next business day for follow-up with the collector, as necessary. Please assure that the collector's name, address, and telephone number are clearly legible on the form provided to MPAP.
7. Failure to check the web page or to call the 800 number or to present for observed collection on the required day within the SIX (06) hour window shall be considered a "positive test result."
8. In the event that you are planning to travel outside your work or residence area or to otherwise be unavailable, you are required to notify MPAP by completing the travel planning form that is linked to this web page in advance of anticipated travel dates. You shall be required to continue to check in daily, and to present for collection if the color group to which you are assigned comes up for testing while you are away, unless advance permission to deviate from the protocol is obtained from MPAP Staff. Determination regarding authorized deviation from the protocol is a clinical decision made on a case-by-case basis.
9. Please utilize your designated MPAP Participant Number ONLY, not your name or social security number, when completing the drug testing custody and control form.
10. The designated collector, NOT his or her staff, should witness the collection, complete and sign the drug testing custody and control form.
11. Requisition forms must be filled out COMPLETELY. All kit seals must be initialed by the collector or the donor, and placed on the seam of the appropriate container to assure that the chain-of custody value of the specimen remains intact. The long, narrow seal goes over the specimen container. The second long, narrow seal is in case a split sample may be necessary later. Insert the original requisition inside the sleeve of the outer container (plastic bag) before attaching the outer seal. The MRO copy of the requisition should be discarded, unless a collector other than those approved in advance by MPAP is used, in which case the MRO copy should be mailed directly to MPAP. The kit seal secures the self addressed shipping box. The collector and the donor retain the designated copy of the requisition. Remember to include the collector's address on the shipping box.
12. The collector is responsible for retaining custody of the specimen until it is transferred to the post office for delivery.
13. Oral fluid test kits and requisition forms should be ordered directly from the lab using the Supplies Request Form that is linked to this website. Please do not order excessive quantities.
14. Further questions should be directed to MPAP Staff.
CRITERIA FOR VOLUNTEER DRUG TEST COLLECTORS
The following guidelines are suggested for selection of random drug test collectors for the purposes of professional oversight and monitoring by the Montana Professional Assistance Program:
1. Ideally, the collector should be a licensed healthcare professional, preferably a peer;
2. Disinterested third-party;
3. Willing to adhere to the protocol;
4. Available within the specified period;
5. Participants must declare all pre-existing relationships with prospective collectors to avoid potential conflicts of interest;
6. No family member collectors;
7. No current MPAP participants who themselves are subject to random toxicology testing;
8. Exceptions to the above criteria shall be evaluated by MPAP on a case-by-case basis.