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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 71 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 71-1-1 — 71-17-7)
Chapter 7 - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING OF EMPLOYEES (§§ 71-7-1 — 71-7-33)
Section 71-7-21 - Promulgation of rules by State Board of Health
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MS Code § 71-7-21 (2023)
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The State Board of Health shall adopt rules concerning:
- (a) Standards for drug and alcohol testing laboratory certification, suspension and revocation of certification;
- (b) Body specimens that are appropriate for drug and alcohol testing;
- (c) Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug and alcohol testing results, including standards for initial tests and confirmatory tests;
- (d) Guidelines on how to establish cut-off detection levels for drugs or their metabolites for the purposes of determining a positive test result;
- (e) Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling and handling of specimens being tested; and
- (f) Retention and storage procedures to ensure reliable results on confirmation tests and retests.
Laws, 1991, ch. 610, § 11; reenacted and codified, Laws, 1994, ch. 323, § 11, eff. 3/14/1994.
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