opnavinst 5350.4 d - Navy Medicine - U.S. Navy

OPNAVINST 5350.4D
4 Jun 09
:omrnand must conduct an end of fiscal year unit sweep for all
nembers no: tested throughout the course of the year. All Navy
?ersonnei assigned to a Joint Service command are required to
partlclpate in the Joint Service command's urinalysis program
lnless specLfic authorization is granted from OPNAV (N135) to
sstablisn a12d maintain a separate urinalysis program. Any Navy
zornrnands that fail to meet the monthly random urinalysis
-equlremen: must notify their echelon 3 commander in the
Eolloding month with the reason for failing to comply with this
.nstructicn. Echelon 3 commanders shall notify OPNAV (N135).
u. NbSP. Each Navy command is required to use NDSP version
. 31 yrearer, the computer software program that randomly
selects tkLe days of testing and personnel to be tested. NDSP
nroduces a nar-coded specimen custody document that eliminates
r?rrors wlth transcribing member information. NDSP produces
iarious reports that allow commands to effectively manage its
irinalysis program.
( . fill-; !ES lmlt commanders, commanding officers, OICs, and
ahyslclans have authority to order as many urinalyses as
Ilecessary, NDSLs have a limited testing capacity. It is
::ecessary, therefore, to regulate submission of urine samples to
laborator i e:: .
il OPNAV (N135) shall be the responsible authority for
Laborat or3 quota management, coordinate quota assignments, and
~f necessar7,-, assess distribution of samples among NDSLs.
( - 1 Pandom Urinalysis (IR): Random sampling of small
lumbers af personnel on a frequent basis provides the best
tesclts. Tills process reduces predictability of command testing
and rcilses rkie perceived risk of detection. Each command at a
ninimum sral! submit samples of 15 percent of assigned personnel
qathered from at least four tests per month, unless the command
~btains Ypecific written permission by echelon 2 commanders.
Aii types oi testing (search and seizure, inspection, fitness
for duty, +'c.) are applied toward a unit's quota.
( ; iJnlt Sweeps (IU) : Unit sweeps (IU) are, although no
LL7nyer mar~dated, an effective detection and deterrence tool and
vscornmended for use by all commands. Commands may submit up to
f 11.e urir t sweeps per fiscal year.
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