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

OPNAVINST 5350.4D
4 Jun 09
(31 Commands shall conduct urinalysis on all newly
rzported personnel within 72 hours of arrival using the unit
sweep (13) premise.
Commands are required to review all personnel
~nbodrd dkio were not tested during the fiscal year and conduct a
lnit sweep of all those personnel prior to the end of the fiscal
j?ar uni~ sweep (IU) premise.
it Except for months when a command conducts a command
lnlt sweep, submissions in excess of 40 percent of assigned
k2ersonnel _rL any given month require prior approval of echelon 3
:ornrnanders
( ' 1 NDSP assist commands in administering their
,rlnalys~s-+esring program and enables the commanding officer to
establish monthly drug testing parameters. Once parameters have
ueen set, NDSP randomly selects test day and individuals to be
-ested, minimizes the opportunity for cheating or gaming the
lrlnalysis syszem, while maximizing the deterrent effect by
ceepiny test days unpredictable. Use of NDSP is mandatory.
. Critl~di Elements to an Effective Drug-Testing Program.
Although there are many facets of an effective drug-testing
urogram, there are four critical elements required to ensure a
.;uccessf~~L program. If any one of these elements is missing the
i3rogram 1~ question is susceptible to compromise.
. ,:omland random urinalysis must be unpredictable and
~tlannounced. To be effective, commands must check NDSP each day
:o see lf it- wili be a testing day. When UPCs do not check NDSP
lally, p9te1:tial for patterns is present and drug users can and
~liil identrfy and exploit those patterns by planning drug use
?round any ~dentifiable pattern. This is called "gaming" the
system.
n. Gbserver must watch the urine leave the body and enter
:he bottle. For females, direct view is recommended and for
:nales a 9C degree angle is recommended. Drug users will go to
my length to defeat a command's drug testing program and avoid
Jetectloc. Commands can prevent such actions by ensuring strict
:idher?nce +o direct observation for each member of the command,
?o exceptLons. THE OBSERVER SHOULD NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE
SOTTLE, SHOULD NEVER TAKE POSSESSION OF THE BOTTLE, AND SHOULD
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