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What problems always cause a drug test to be cancelled?

What problems always cause a drug test to be cancelled?

A fatal flaw cannot be corrected and will always cause a DOT drug test to be cancelled.  Here is a list of fatal flaws that may occur during a DOT drug test:

  • The collector did not print or sign their name in Step 4 of the CCF
  • The specimen ID numbers on the specimen bottles and the CCF do not match
  • The specimen bottle seal is broken or shows signs of tampering
  • There is an insufficient amount of urine in the primary specimen bottle (30 mL in bottle A) and the specimens cannot be re-designated
  • A CCF arrives to the laboratory without a specimen
  • A specimen arrives to the laboratory without a CCF
  • If two separate collections were performed using only one CCF

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