The collection request cut-off time is 1am morning for day-time collection. and 12pm noon for night-time collection. Please take note that there will be no waiting for late comers, those who missed the time slot will have to re-arrange another collection date.
The DOT testing at HHS-certified laboratories will continue to be a 5-panel drug test regimen, on and after October 1, 2010. This document provides guidance on this announcement. The DOT testing at HHS-certified laboratories will continue to be a 5-panel drug test regimen, on and after October 1, 2010. The 5-panel regimen will remain: Marijuana (THC) Cocaine; Amphetamines; Opiates; Phencyclidine (PCP) Under Opiates, DOT testing has always included confirmatory testing, when appropriate, for Codeine, Morphine, and 6-AM (heroin).
The THC in marijuana is one of the drugs tested for in a standard five-drug screening panel. The DOT 5 panel drug screen is a screen for five classes of drugs. The test is mandated by the Department of Transportation to be given to employees of commercial driving companies. It has also been called the NIDA 5 and subsequently the SAMHSA 5 panels for the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, respectively.