[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58747-58749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29246]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


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That Have Withdrawn From the Program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.

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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    If any laboratory has withdrawn from the National Laboratory 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 identified as 
such at the end of the current list of certified laboratories, and will 
be omitted from the monthly listing thereafter.
    This Notice is now available on the internet at the following 
website: http://www.health.org.

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.: (301) 443-6014.

    Special Note: Our office moved to a different building on May 
18, 1998. Please use the above address for all regular 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, (formerly: Bayshore Clinical Laboratory)
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
Associated Regional and University Pathologists, Inc. (ARUP), 500 
Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, 801-583-2787 / 800-242-2787
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)
Cedars Medical Center, Department of Pathology, 1400 Northwest 12th 
Ave., Miami, FL 33136, 305-325-5784
Clinical Reference Lab, 8433 Quivira Rd., Lenexa, KS 66215-2802, 
800-445-6917

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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, 
800-898-0180/206-386-2672, (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, 800-661-9876/403-451-3702
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, 800-752-1835/309-
671-5199, (formerly: Methodist Medical Center Toxicology Laboratory)
LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc., 1904 Alexander Drive, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-672-6900/800-833-3984, 
(formerly: CompuChem Laboratories, Inc.; CompuChem Laboratories, 
Inc., A Subsidiary of Roche Biomedical Laboratory; Roche CompuChem 
Laboratories, Inc., A Member of the Roche Group)
LabCorp Occupational Testing Services, Inc., 4022 Willow Lake Blvd., 
Memphis, TN 38118, 901-795-1515/800-223-6339, (formerly: MedExpress/
National Laboratory Center)
LabOne, Inc., 8915 Lenexa Dr., Overland Park, Kansas 66214, 913-888-
3927/800-728-4064, (formerly: Center for Laboratory Services, a 
Division of LabOne, Inc.)
Laboratory Corporation of America, 888 Willow St., Reno, NV 89502, 
702-334-3400, (formerly: Sierra Nevada Laboratories, Inc.)
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 69 First Ave., Raritan, 
NJ 08869, 800-437-4986/908-526-2400, (formerly: Roche Biomedical 
Laboratories, Inc.)
Laboratory Specialists, Inc., 1111 Newton St., Gretna, LA 70053, 
504-361-8989/800-433-3823
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, 419-381-5213
MedTox Laboratories, Inc., 402 W. County Rd. D, St. Paul, MN 55112, 
800-832-3244/612-636-7466
Methodist Hospital Toxicology Services of Clarian Health Partners, 
Inc., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1701 N. 
Senate Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202, 317-929-3587
MetroLab-Legacy Laboratory Services, 1225 NE 2nd Ave., Portland, OR 
97232, 503-413-4512, 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, 805-322-4250
Northwest Toxicology, Inc., 1141 E. 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 
84124, 800-322-3361/801-268-2431
Oregon Medical Laboratories, P.O. Box 972, 722 East 11th Ave., 
Eugene, OR 97440-0972, 541-341-8092
Pacific Toxicology Laboratories, 1519 Pontius Ave., Los Angeles, CA 
90025, 310-312-0056, (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, 7610 Pebble Dr., Fort 
Worth, TX 76118, 817-595-0294, (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
Premier Analytical Laboratories, 15201 East I-10 Freeway, Suite 125, 
Channelview, TX 77530, 713-457-3784/800-888-4063, (formerly: Drug 
Labs of Texas)
Presbyterian Laboratory Services, 5040 Airport Center Parkway, 
Charlotte, NC 28208, 800-473-6640/704-943-3437
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, 4770 Regent Blvd., Irving, TX 75063, 
800-526-0947 / 972-916-3376, (formerly: Damon Clinical Laboratories, 
Damon/MetPath, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 875 Greentree Rd., 4 Parkway Ctr., 
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3610, 800-574-2474 / 412-920-7733, (formerly: 
Med-Chek Laboratories, Inc., Med-Chek/Damon, MetPath Laboratories, 
CORNING Clinical Laboratories)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 2320 Schuetz Rd., St. Louis, MO 
63146, 800-288-7293 / 314-991-1311, (formerly: Metropolitan 
Reference Laboratories, Inc., CORNING Clinical Laboratories, South 
Central Division)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 7470 Mission Valley Rd., San Diego, 
CA 92108-4406, 800-446-4728 / 619-686-3200, (formerly: Nichols 
Institute, Nichols Institute Substance Abuse Testing (NISAT), 
CORNING Nichols Institute, CORNING Clinical Laboratories)
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, 1355 Mittel Blvd., Wood Dale, IL 
60191, 630-595-3888, (formerly: MetPath, Inc., CORNING MetPath 
Clinical Laboratories, CORNING Clinical Laboratories Inc.)
Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc., 463 Southlake Blvd., 
Richmond, VA 23236, 804-378-9130
Scott & White Drug Testing Laboratory, 600 S. 31st St., Temple, TX 
76504, 800-749-3788 / 254-771-8379
S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 
87109, 505-727-6300/ 800-999-5227
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 3175 Presidential Dr., 
Atlanta, GA 30340, 770-452-1590, (formerly: SmithKline Bio-Science 
Laboratories)
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 8000 Sovereign Row, 
Dallas, TX 75247, 214-637-7236, (formerly: SmithKline Bio-Science 
Laboratories)
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 801 East Dixie Ave., 
Leesburg, FL 34748, 352-787-9006, (formerly: Doctors & Physicians 
Laboratory)
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 400 Egypt Rd., Norristown, 
PA 19403, 800-877-7484 / 610-631-4600, (formerly: SmithKline Bio-
Science Laboratories)
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 506 E. State Pkwy., 
Schaumburg, IL 60173, 847-447-4379/800-447-4379, (formerly: 
International Toxicology Laboratories)
SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, 7600 Tyrone Ave., Van 
Nuys, CA 91405, 818-989-2520 / 800-877-2520,
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)

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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, 800-492-0800 / 818-996-
7300, (formerly: MetWest-BPL Toxicology Laboratory)
Universal Toxicology Laboratories, LLC, 10210 W. Highway 80, 
Midland, Texas 79706, 915-561-8851/888-953-8851
UTMB Pathology-Toxicology Laboratory, University of Texas Medical 
Branch, Clinical Chemistry Division, 301 University Boulevard, Room 
5.158, Old John Sealy, Galveston, Texas 77555-0551, 409-772-3197

     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 (FR, 16 July 1996) as 
meeting the minimum standards of the ``Mandatory Guidelines for 
Workplace Drug Testing'' (59 FR, 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.
Richard Kopanda,
Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-29246 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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