Section Saf-C 6402.12 - Analytical Methods for Drugs(a) A screening test shall be performed to eliminate negative samples.(b) Each sequence of screening tests shall include controls to verify the accuracy and reliability of the method employed.(c) Sample screening test results shall not be reported if the test results for the controls do not fall within the acceptability criteria for the method employed.(d) Confirmatory drug tests shall be performed whenever samples are identified as positive on the screening test.(e) The confirmatory test shall include: (1) A calibration curve for each drug tested, when quantitative test results are reported(2) Testing of blanks, controls, and standards to verify the accuracy and reliability of the method employed; and(3) A solvent blank test prior to each sample test to ensure no carryover of analyte has occurred.(f) Samples that are negative on the screening drug test shall be reported as negative and shall specify the minimum limit of detection for each method employed.(g) Blood samples that are tested for confirmation purposes and quantitated shall be reported as follows: (1) Specify the analyte reported;(2) Specify the quantitative test result when at or above the limit of quantitation;(3) Specify "negative" when the quantitative test result is below the minimum limit of detection;(4) Specify "trace" when the test result is above the minimum limit of detection, but below the limit of quantitation; and(5) Specify the limit of quantitation for the method employed.(h) Blood samples that are tested for confirmation purposes for qualitative identification without quantitation shall be reported as follows: (1) Specify the analyte reported;(2) Specify the test result as "positive" or "negative"; and(3) Specify the minimum limit of detection for the method employed.(i) Urine samples that are tested for confirmation purposes shall be reported as follows: (1) Specify the analyte reported;(2) Specify the test result as "positive" or "negative"; and(3) Specify the minimum limit of detection for the method employed.(j) Urine test results shall not be quantitated.N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 6402.12
#8454, INTERIM , eff 11-1-05, EXPIRED: 4-30-06 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Saf-C 6400)
New. #8620, eff 5-1-06; ss by #9684, eff 3-23-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 23, Filed June 7, 2018, Proposed by #12526, Effective 5/11/2018, Expires 5/11/2028.