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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 71 - Labor and Industry » Chapter 7 - Drug and Alcohol Testing of Employees » § 71-7-21. Promulgation of rules by State Board of Health

The State Board of Health shall adopt rules concerning:

Standards for drug and alcohol testing laboratory certification, suspension and revocation of certification;

Body specimens that are appropriate for drug and alcohol testing;

Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug and alcohol testing results, including standards for initial tests and confirmatory tests;

Guidelines on how to establish cut-off detection levels for drugs or their metabolites for the purposes of determining a positive test result;

Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling and handling of specimens being tested; and

Retention and storage procedures to ensure reliable results on confirmation tests and retests.