Minn. R. agency 178, ch. 7892, pt. 7892.0130 - TESTING
Subpart 1.
Chemist. The official testing laboratory must have sufficient
personnel to perform all analytical procedures required for the identification
and forensic proof of a medication violation. The chemist responsible for the
operation of the official testing laboratory must be a member in good standing
of the Association of Official Racing Chemists.
Subp. 2.
Equipment. The official
testing laboratory must be equipped with sufficient laboratory equipment and
personnel to perform:
A. analytical screening
procedures for the detection and identification of prohibited
substances;
B. confirmation
procedures to provide forensic analytical evidence of a medication violation;
and
C. quantitative analyses
consistent with commission standards in those cases where an exact quantitative
value is warranted.
Subp.
3.
Procedures. Urine, serum or plasma samples, hair,
and other biological samples must be subjected to sufficient analytical
procedures to ensure that the medication rules of the commission are not
violated. The exact analytical techniques performed must be determined by
contract with the commission in consultation with a commission veterinarian and
must include, at a minimum, the following:
A.
quantitative screening analysis of serum or plasma or urine samples for
detection of overages;
B.
qualitative screening analysis of serum or plasma or urine or hair samples for
the presence of any medication and metabolites, substance foreign to the
natural horse, androgenic anabolic steroids, or endogenous, dietary, or
environmental substance without regulatory limits that may result in a positive
test; and
C. confirmation of
overage and positive test results using mass spectrometry and laboratory
criteria that meet or exceed commission requirements.
Subp. 4.
Reports. The chemist
employed by the official testing laboratory shall report the results of the
sample analyses to a commission veterinarian, executive director, and deputy
director as described by contract with the commission.
Subp. 5.
Laboratory
accreditation.
A. The official testing
laboratory must have a least one member in good standing with the Association
of Racing Chemists (AORC).
B. The
official testing laboratory must be accredited by the most recent version of
the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 quality
standards.
C. The official testing
laboratory shall be accredited by and in good standing with the Racing
Medication Testing Consortium accreditation program.
Subp. 6.
Official testing
laboratory. "Official testing laboratory" means a laboratory facility
that is designated by the commission to perform medication and drug-testing
duties.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 240.13; 240.15; 240.16; 240.19; 240.23; 240.24
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