Regulationcurrent
49 CFR 40.51
What materials are used to send oral fluid specimens to the laboratory?
Current as of 2026-08-18 Government source
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View source (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.#