Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-12.1 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Definitions
For the purpose of these rules, the following definitions apply:
"Alcohol or drug testing" means analysis of a sample for the purpose of detecting the presence or absence of alcohol or other drugs, or their metabolites, in the sample tested.
"CLIA" means the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
"CMS" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
"GC/MS" means gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
"Laboratory" means a facility inside or outside the state of Iowa approved to conduct confirmatory testing of samples for the detection of alcohol or other drugs, or their metabolites.
"Sample," for the purpose of these rules, means the substances determined by the department to be samples from the human body capable of accurately and reliably revealing the presence of alcohol or other drugs, or their metabolites, including hair, urine, saliva, breath, and blood.
"SHL" means the state hygienic laboratory.
"Specimen" means a part taken from a sample to determine the character of the whole sample.
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