# What materials are used to send oral fluid specimens to the laboratory?

**Citation:** 49 CFR 40.51  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must use a shipping container that adequately protects the specimen bottles from damage in the transport of specimens from the collection site to the laboratory.

(b) You are not required to use a shipping container if a laboratory courier

## Document text

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must use a shipping container that adequately protects the specimen bottles from damage in the transport of specimens from the collection site to the laboratory.

(b) You are not required to use a shipping container if a laboratory courier hand-delivers the specimens from the collection site to the laboratory.

[88 FR 27640, May 2, 2023]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.51>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `dbbd11be6015395423946040ec4176200224b679661724783f674ce00405f10d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:21.729Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T13:19:36.538Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-40-51`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "40",
  "section": "40.51",
  "subpart": "Subpart D—Collection Sites, Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in DOT Urine and Oral Fluid Collections",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```