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The Medical Review Officer
1Washington Occupational Health Associates, Inc., Washington, DC 20036.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. : Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
An essential part of a carefully designed drug testing program is the Medical Review Officer's review of chain-of-custody forms and laboratory results. A positive drug test result does not necessarily identify a substance abuser. Federal drug testing regulations require that positive test results be reviewed and interpreted by the Medical Review Officer. Technical and administrative procedures can assure confidentiality and virtually eliminate the chance of persons being wrongfully characterized as using illicit substances.