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13. When you receive the specimen from the donor, read the temperature strip affixed to or placed on the outside of the collection container.
â?ą Do this within 4 minutes after the void.
â?ą Mark the appropriate box in Step 2 of the Federal CCF:
o - If the temperature is within the acceptable range (32° - 38°C; 90Âș-100ÂșF), mark â??Yesâ? and proceed with the collection procedure. Go to Step 14.
o - If the temperature is outside the acceptable range, mark â??Noâ? and perform a second, directly observed collection:
â?? Complete the first collection before initiating the second collection, including Step 14 (examining the physical characteristics of the urine, noting any abnormal characteristics in the Remarks line of the Federal CCF), and continuing with the procedure in Step 16.
â?? Record an appropriate comment on the Remarks line in Step 2 of the Federal
CCF for the first specimen to indicate why two specimens were collected,
including a cross reference to the specimen identification number of the second specimen.
â?? Begin the collection of a second specimen using a direct observed collection
procedure (see Chapter 7, Section D) and a new collection kit (i.e., a new
collection container and a new Federal CCF).
D. Direct Observed Collection
A direct observed collection procedure may only be used when:
1. A Federal agency has authorized a direct observed collection because a donorâ??s previous drug test result was reported by an MRO as drug positive, adulterated, substituted, invalid without a legitimate medical reason, or cancelled because the split specimen failed to reconfirm the primary specimen results or could not be tested, or
2. At the collection site, an immediate collection of a second urine specimen is required in one of the following situations:
â?ą The temperature of the specimen collected during a routine collection is outside the acceptable temperature range.