CPC CPC Donor Identification & Verification 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the Designated Employer Representative (DER) responsible for in a drug testing program?
- Acting as the employer's point of contact and making decisions about testing actions (Correct answer)
- Performing the actual urine specimen collection
- Analyzing specimens in the laboratory
- Certifying the collector's training credentials
Correct answer: Acting as the employer's point of contact and making decisions about testing actions
The DER is the employer's authorized contact who receives test results and takes required actions based on those results.
Question 2: If a donor's identity cannot be confirmed and collection proceeds, what must the collector document?
- The reason collection proceeded without confirmed identification and who authorized it (Correct answer)
- Only the specimen temperature and collection time
- The donor's self-reported name and employee number
- Nothing additional beyond the standard CCF fields
Correct answer: The reason collection proceeded without confirmed identification and who authorized it
Any deviation from standard identity verification must be documented to preserve the chain of custody and allow review by the MRO or employer.
Question 3: Why is it important for a collector to remain neutral and professional during donor identity verification?
- To avoid creating a hostile environment that could constitute a refusal to test (Correct answer)
- To speed up the collection process and reduce wait times
- To ensure the donor volunteers additional personal information
- To comply with OSHA workplace safety regulations
Correct answer: To avoid creating a hostile environment that could constitute a refusal to test
A collector's aggressive or confrontational behavior could be interpreted as coercion, potentially invalidating the collection or creating a refusal-to-test situation.
Question 4: In a federal workplace drug testing program, who is ultimately responsible for ensuring that only authorized individuals are tested?
- The collector, in coordination with the employer (Correct answer)
- The Medical Review Officer (MRO)
- The laboratory certifying scientist
- The DOT agency overseeing the program
Correct answer: The collector, in coordination with the employer
The collector, working in coordination with the employer, must verify identity before collection to ensure the correct individual is tested.
Question 5: Which detail must the collector enter on the CCF from the donor's identification?
- The donor's full name as it appears on the ID (Correct answer)
- The donor's driver's license number
- The donor's date of birth
- The ID's expiration date
Correct answer: The donor's full name as it appears on the ID
The donor's full name as shown on their ID must be recorded on the CCF to accurately associate the specimen with the correct individual.
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?
- Contact the DER before proceeding with the collection (Correct answer)
- Refuse the collection and send the donor away
- Proceed with collection and annotate the CCF
- Ask the donor to return with additional witnesses
Correct answer: Contact the DER before proceeding with the collection
Suspected identity fraud requires immediate contact with the DER so that a proper decision can be made before the collection proceeds.
CPC CPC Donor Identification & Verification 2
What is the Designated Employer Representative (DER) responsible for in a drug testing program?