Urine Surveillance and Testing

DEPARTMENT
OF
CORRECTION

Standard
Operating
Procedures
OPERATIONS
General
Administrative

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SUBJECT:

Urine Surveillance and
Testing of Body Fluids
Approved: 03-20-2001
Revised: 09-27-2005

This document was approved by Pam Sonnen, Administrator of Operations,
on 09/27/2005 (signature on file).

POLICY STATEMENT NUMBER 138.

Drug Testing of Offenders

POLICY DOCUMENT NUMBER 138.

Drug Testing of Offenders

Definitions
Standardized Definitions List
None.

PURPOSE
To establish procedures in collecting body fluids for drug testing.

SCOPE
This standard operating procedure applies to all staff members of community corrections
and the offenders under probation, parole, or drug court supervision .

RESPONSIBILITY
District managers are responsible to implement this SOP and to ensure that the practices in
the district comply with the provision herein.
District managers are responsible to develop a system to ensure the timely delivery of drug
test results to supervising PPOs to facilitate event-driven supervision goals.
Probation and parole officers are responsible to use drug testing to reduce the risk of
recidivism and to support treatment goals.
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Table of Contents
1. Methods ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Refusal to Give, Admitting Use or Tampering With, A Urine Sample .................................. 2
Process Steps ..................................................................................................................... 2
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................... 4

1. Methods
The basic method utilized to control abuse of drugs /alcohol shall be urinalysis tests. A blood
test taken by proper medical personnel may also be utilized to determine drug/alcohol use
by an offender and authorized by the District Manager .
Testing may be given:
• Randomly
• When an offender’s behavior is unusual or not consistent with other observed
behavior
• Offender has history of substance abuse
• As a condition of probation/parole
• Mandatory testing program .

2. Refusal to Give, Admitting Use or Tampering With, A Urine Sample
When an offender refuses to give a urine sample, admits to use, or is found to have
tampered with a sample, it is considered the same as positive and shall be processed as
such.
Process Steps
Responsible Role Step Tasks
OMP steps are in bold
Probation and parole
officer or designated
personnel
1 Keeps the offender under constant observation from the
time they are notified that the collection process is to
begin until the sample is obtained.
3
Responsible Role Step Tasks
OMP steps are in bold
Offender

PPO
2 Is allowed a maximum of two hours to produce a urine
sample.

If the offender does not produce a sample within two
hours, the process will terminate, and the officer will
either write a special report to the Court/Parole
Commission or submit a Report of Violation.
Probation and parole
officer or designated
personnel

(of the same sex as the
offender)
3 Collects urine specimens from the offender utilizing a
sterilized collection bottle provided by the laboratory for
that purpose.
PPO or designated
personnel 4 Inquires if the offender is taking any medications. The
information will be written in the appropriate place so that
the drug testing lab is aware of the medications.
PPO or designated
personnel 5 Places the specimen in the proper packaging apparatus
and follows the manufacturer’s protocol for further
processing.
PPO or designated
personnel 6 When the results are received from the drug testing lab,
the PPO or designated personnel enters them under
the Substance Test hyperlink in CIS.
PPO or designated
personnel 7 Stores the specimen in the district office in a secure
location such as a locked container until it can be shipped
to the test location. Access to the storage area shall be
limited to as few employees as possible, and shall be
documented through the usage of a written key control or
storage container access log. See Appendix.
PPO or designated
personnel 8 When a urine specimen test results are received the
officer will record the results in CIS under the
Substance Test hyperlink.
If an offender refuses to give a urine sample or is found to
have tampered with a sample, it is considered the same
as positive, and this information is entered into the
CIS under the Substance Test hyperlink.
For further assistance, see your designated Super User.

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REFERENCES
Appendix A: Urine Storage Container Access Log
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APPENDIX A

URINE STORAGE CONTAINER ACCESS LOG*

Name of Employee Date & Time In Date & Time
Out
Purpose

*Note: Tape to door of LOCKED storage container (refrigeration desk or closet); fill out
when using the storage container. Keep records for two (2) years from date. 07/05