• HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective October 1, 2017)
• HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective October 1, 2010)
• HHS Proposed Mandatory Guidelines
• Request for Information
• Employer Resources
• Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF)
• Specimen Collection Resources
• Laboratory Resources
• Medical Review Officer (MRO) Resources
• Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB)
• Drug Testing Resources

HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective October 1, 2017)

• Federal Register, Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Program: Final Rule, Federal Register, 82 FR 7920 – 2017 (PDF | 434 KB)

HHS Mandatory Guidelines (Effective October 1, 2010)

• Federal Register, 73 FR 71858 (November 25, 2008), (PDF | 343 KB)
• Federal Register, 73 FR 75122 (December 10, 2008), (PDF | 13 KB)
• Federal Register, 75 FR 22809 (April 30, 2010), (PDF | 50 KB)

HHS Proposed Mandatory Guidelines

• Notice of Proposed Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, 85 FR 56108, Hair – 9/10/2020
• Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs – Urine (94 FR 28101 - May 15, 2015) (PDF | 439 KB)
  • Public Comments to 94 FR 28101 – Urine
• Notice of Proposed Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs – Oral Fluid (94 FR 28054 - May 15, 2015) (PDF | 563 KB)
  • Public Comments to 94 FR 28054 – Oral Fluid

Request for Information

• Request for Information – Hair (80 FR 34921) (PDF | 194 KB)
• Request for Information – Hair (80 FR 30689) (PDF | 201 KB)
• Public Comments to 94 FR 30689/34921 – Hair

Employer Resources

• Certified Lab Lists
• Archived Lab Lists
• Suppliers of Blind Quality Control (QC) Samples - 2012 (PDF | 18 KB)

Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF)

• 2020 Federal Custody and Control Form for Urine and Oral Fluid Specimens (PDF | 1 MB)
• 2020 Guidance for Using the Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) for Urine Specimens (PDF | 192 KB)
• 2017 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) for Urine Specimens (PDF | 640 KB)
• Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Instructions for Completing the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Urine Specimen Collection (PDF | 126 KB)
• Guidance for Using the 2017 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) for Urine Specimens (PDF | 77 KB)
• 2014 Federal Custody and Control Form from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Guidance for Using the 2014 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) for Urine Specimens - 2014 (PDF | 104 KB)
• Federal eCCF: HHS/NLCP Oversight and Requirements (PDF | 28 KB)
• 2014 Federal eCCF from the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (Notice of Approval, May 31, 2014)
• 2013 Notice Requesting Comments on the Agency Information Collection Activities for the Electronic Federal CCF – OMB (PDF | 1.2 MB)
• 2013 Notice Requesting Comments on the Burden Hours Associated with the Federal CCF - OMB (PDF | 194 KB)
• 2013 CCF Form Suppliers - 2013 (PDF | 27 KB)
• Instructions for Completing the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Oral Fluid Specimen Collection (PDF |146 KB)

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Specimen Collection Resources

• Urine Specimen Collection Handbook – 2017 (PDF | 462 KB)
• Collection Site Checklist for the Collection of Urine Specimens – 2017 (PDF | 657 KB)
• Collection Site Manual for the Collection of Urine Specimens;– 2017 (PDF | 648 KB)
• Collection Site Checklist for the Collection of Urine Specimens – 2010 (PDF | 178 KB, DOC | 63 KB)
• Collection Site Manual for the Collection of Urine Specimens – 2010 (PDF | 314 KB, DOC | 111 KB)
• Urine Specimen Collection Handbook – 2015 (PDF | 89 KB)

Laboratory Resources

• National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) - 2013 (PDF | 18 KB)
• 2017 NLCP Fee Schedule (PDF | 185 KB)
• Drug Cutoff Concentrations (PDF | 45 KB)
• Supplers of Blind Quality Control (QC) Urine Samples - 2017 (PDF | 69 KB)
• Anomalous Results for 6-Acetylmorphine - 2011 (PDF | 33 KB)
• Laboratories Offering K2/Spice Testing (PDF | 18.9 KB)

Medical Review Officer (MRO) Resources

• Medical Review Officer Guidance Manual – 2017 (PDF | 1.6 MB)
• HHS Approval of Entities that Certify MROs (80 FR 30080 - May 26, 2015) (PDF | 174 KB)
• 2010 MRO Case Studies (PDF | 149KB, DOC | 149 KB)

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Drug Testing Advisory Board (DTAB)

• About the Board
• DTAB Charter
• DTAB Roster
• Meeting Information: Dates, Federal Register Notices, Agendas, Transcripts, Minutes, Presentations
• Archived (2012-2005) Meeting Information

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Drug Testing Resources

• Drug Testing Index from Quest Diagnostics

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