CPC CPC Donor Identification & Verification 2

Question 1

What is the Designated Employer Representative (DER) responsible for in a drug testing program?

Accepted Answer

Acting as the employer's point of contact and making decisions about testing actions

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Performing the actual urine specimen collection

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Analyzing specimens in the laboratory

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Certifying the collector's training credentials

Question 2

If a donor's identity cannot be confirmed and collection proceeds, what must the collector document?

Accepted Answer

The reason collection proceeded without confirmed identification and who authorized it

Answer

Only the specimen temperature and collection time

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The donor's self-reported name and employee number

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Nothing additional beyond the standard CCF fields

Question 3

Why is it important for a collector to remain neutral and professional during donor identity verification?

Accepted Answer

To avoid creating a hostile environment that could constitute a refusal to test

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To speed up the collection process and reduce wait times

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To ensure the donor volunteers additional personal information

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To comply with OSHA workplace safety regulations

Question 4

In a federal workplace drug testing program, who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that only authorized individuals are tested?

Accepted Answer

The collector, in coordination with the employer

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The Medical Review Officer (MRO)

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The laboratory certifying scientist

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The DOT agency overseeing the program

Question 5

Which detail must the collector enter on the CCF from the donor's identification?

Accepted Answer

The donor's full name as it appears on the ID

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The donor's driver's license number

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The donor's date of birth

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The ID's expiration date

Question 6

A collector suspects the person presenting for testing is not the individual named on the testing order. What is the appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Contact the DER before proceeding with the collection

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Refuse the collection and send the donor away

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Proceed with collection and annotate the CCF

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Ask the donor to return with additional witnesses