§329B-4 Laboratory requirements. (a) All substance abuse testing performed in the State shall be performed by a testing laboratory licensed by the department for that purpose, or certified for substance abuse testing by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and approved by the director, except as provided in section 329B-5.5.
(b) Testing of samples from this State performed in another state shall be performed only by laboratories certified for substance abuse testing by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and approved by the director. No laboratory located outside of the State shall be licensed by the department to perform substance abuse testing.
(c) The director shall adopt rules governing:
(d) No laboratory shall be licensed to perform substance abuse testing in the State unless the laboratory participates in and continues to demonstrate satisfactory performance in drug proficiency testing as determined by the director. [L 1990, c 236, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 139, §1 and c 158, §3; am L 1999, c 206, §4]