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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| 4 – 10. Smart testing techniques a. A Soldier who knows when the UA will be conducted may attempt to substitute another fluid for their specimen or contaminate their specimen so that it is untestable. Any testing technique used must be consistent with the requirements of a valid health and welfare inspection. The keys to obtaining a good UA specimen are to (1) Prevent Soldiers from knowing when they will be tested until just before the test. (2) Maintain control of them until they provide their specimens. (3) Ensure the observers perform their duties correctly. b. Soldiers will have 2 hours and no more than 6 hours to report to the testing site from the time they are notified. Once a Soldier is in the testing site holding area, only the commander who ordered the test may authorize Soldiers to leave before providing their specimen. If the commander allows a Soldier to leave the holding area, the commander should provide an NCO or officer escort for the tested Soldier while they are away from the holding area. Some examples of smart testing techniques include (1) Back-to-back testing (for example, Friday/Monday). (2) Weekend/holiday testing. (3) During field exercises. (4) At the end of the duty day. (5) During afternoon physical training. c. Some examples of poor UA collection techniques include (1) Always testing on Mondays. AR 600–85 • 23 July 2020 30 (2) Asking for volunteers. (3) Listing the test on the training schedule. (4) Announcing the next day’s test at the end of the duty day or by email. (5) Calling Soldiers in for an alert but telling them it’s fora UA. (6) Calling attention to future drug testing by conspicuously handling UA supplies or preparing required forms. (7) Stopping collections before every Soldier selected has provided a specimen. (8) Printing out testing documents and labels on shared printers. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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