Common use of Initial Test Clause in Contracts

Initial Test. The initial screen for all drugs shall use an immunoassay methodology except that the initial test for alcohol will be an enzyme oxidation methodology. The following cut-off levels, as established by Rule 59A of the Florida Administrative Code, shall be used when first screening specimens to determine whether they are positive or negative for the drugs or metabolites specifically listed below. (In the event that the following cut- off levels, as established by Rule 59A, are subsequently amended by legislation, the cut-off levels set forth below shall control.) All levels which meet or exceed the following shall be reported as positive and reported for confirmation testing: 5. Confirmation test – All specimens identified as positive on the initial test shall be confirmed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) except that alcohol will be confirmed using gas chromatography (GC). All confirmations shall be done by quantitative analysis. Concentrations, which exceed the linear region of the standard curve, shall be documented in the laboratory record as “greater than highest standard curve value.” The following confirmation cut-off levels, as established by Rule 59A of the Florida Administrative Code, shall be used when analyzing specimens to determine whether they are positive or negative for the drugs or metabolites specifically listed below. (In the event that the following confirmation cut-off levels, as established by Rule 59A, are subsequently amended by legislation, the confirmation cut-off levels set forth below shall