1990-06-11 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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e e milliliters of urine in the container, the specimen will be discarded. The individual may be given a reasonable amount of liquid to drink (e.g., a glass of water) and will be asked to make a second attempt when ready. If the individual fails for any reason to provide 60 milliliters of urine, the collection site person shall contact the appropriate authority to obtain guidance on the action to be taken. - After the specimen has been provided and submitted to the collection site person, the individual shall be allowed to wash his or her hands. - Immediately after the specimen is collected, the collection site person shall measure the temperature of the specimen. The temperature measuring device used must accurately reflect the temperature of the specimen and not contaminate the specimen. The time from urination to temperature measurement is critical and in no case shall exceed 4 minutes. - If the temperature of a specimen is outside the range of 32.5 to 37.7 degrees Centigrade or 90.5 to 99.8 degrees Fahrenheit, that is reason to believe that the individual may have altered or substituted the specimen. An individual may volunteer to have his or her oral temperature taken to provide evidence to counter the reason to believe the individual may have altered or substituted the specimen caused by the specimen's temperature falling outside the prescribed range. - Immediately after the specimen is collected, the collection site person shall also inspect the specimen to determine its color and look for any signs of contaminants. - Specimens suspected of being adulterated shall be forwarded to the laboratory for testing. - Whenever there is reason to believe that a particular individual may alter or substitute the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be obtained as soon as possible under the direct observation of a same gender collection site person. - Both the individual being tested and the collection site person shall keep the specimen in view at all times prior to its being sealed and labeled. The collection site person and individual shall be present at the same time during the collection procedures. - The collection site person shall place securely on the bottle an identification label which contains the date, the individual's specimen number, and any other identifying information.