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§ 26.109 Urine specimen quantity.(a) Licensees and other entities who
are subject to this subpart shall establish
a predetermined quantity of urine that (b) If the quantity of urine in the first
specimen provided by the donor is less
than 30 mL, the collector shall take the (1) The collector shall encourage the donor to drink a reasonable amount of liquid (normally, 8 ounces of water every 30 minutes, but not to exceed a maximum of 40 ounces over 3 hours) until the donor provides a specimen containing at least 30 mL. The collector shall provide the donor with a separate collection container for each successive specimen; (2) Once the donor provides a
specimen of at least 30 mL, the
collection must end. If the specimen
quantity is at least 30 mL but is less than
the licensee's or other entity's
predetermined quantity, the licensee or
other entity may not require the donor
to provide additional specimens and
may not impose any sanctions on the
donor. If the donor provides a specimen
of 30 mL or more, but the specimen
quantity is less than the predetermined
quantity, the collector shall forward the
specimen to the HHS-certified
laboratory for testing. If the donor
provides a specimen of at least the (3) If the donor has not provided a specimen of at least 30 mL within 3 hours of the first unsuccessful attempt to provide a specimen of the predetermined quantity, the collector shall discontinue the collection and notify the FFD program manager or MRO to initiate the "shy bladder" procedures in § 26.119; and (4) Neither the donor nor the collector
may combine specimens. The collector
shall discard specimens of less than 30 [73 FR 17200 Mar. 31, 2008] |
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