Patient Information on Drug Screen Collection

Your urine drug screen specimen will be collected using Chain of Custody protocol. This assures you that your specimen is secure and cannot be mixed up or tampered with. A rigid protocol for testing the specimens is employed at BC Biomedical Laboratories which ensures the accuracy and legal admissibility of results.

Our Chain of Custody Protocol

1. BC Biomedical Laboratories Ltd will collect these specimens Monday – Friday, between 9 am and 1 hour before closing. The cost of these collections is $65.00 and is payable at the time of collection.
2. You will be asked for Photo I.D., driver’s license, passport or 2 pieces of traceable signature I.D. If this is unavailable, you will be asked to have a responsible person confirm your identity.
3. You will be asked to leave coats, bags, briefcases, etc. outside the collection area. You will be asked to empty the contents of your pockets into a brown paper bag which will be sealed to secure those items. The collection of the specimen will NOT be observed.
4. Bluing agent has been put into the toilet water and other water sources have been secured.
5. You will be asked to wash your hands before collecting the specimen.
6. You will be asked to provide a minimum of 40 mLs of urine. If your specimen is less than 40 mLs, you will be asked to wait, drink some fluids and submit another specimen. You may NOT leave the collection site until an adequate specimen has been provided.
7. When you give your specimen to the lab assistant, he/she will note and record the temperature of the collected specimen on the form. The lab assistant will seal your specimen(s) with a security seal and you will initial it. You will also fill out the portion of the form certifying that the specimen is your freshly voided urine.
8. We appreciate your patience with the process. Our systems and protocols are designed to ensure accuracy and reliability of results.