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

OPNAVINST 5350.4D
4 Jun 09
vhlle lr: tr~insit. Designated individual shall then describe the
-ondition of shipping container in the appropriate block and
;iyn 3nd aare the DD 2624.
. 3es-gnated individual shall then open the container and
inventory :oritents. Accountability shall be maintained on
;pecimens as portions are transferred to sample test containers
2nd routed throughout the lab. Original specimen bottles, with
-esiduai ur-ne, shall be held in a secure location until
:>re~rcninarh~ andlor confirmation testing of samples is complete.
r. Gcrklng samples (that portion of the specimen which
-ictua?iy undergoes testing) shall be discarded. ~esidual urine
~nd ariyica- specimen bottle of samples testing negative shall
ne discard~c:. The DD 2624 will be annotated to indicate
nosit~ve samples at the end of the confirmation process. The
~riy~nal specimen bottle (with residual urine) of samples
"~st~ny 20s-tive will be stored (frozen at -5 to -20 degrees C)
tor i yea= ! ollowing issuance of the report described below,
irter whlcn :t may be discarded unless the laboratory is
requested :o retain the specimen due to pending legal or
-idministra:-v? proceedings. Commands requesting sample
-et-entio~? ;kall advise the NDSL when legal or administrative
:~roceedlngs are completed. If legal or administrative
:~roceedlnqs are not completed within the requested period, the
iubmlttlnq command shall request another extension. Unless the
;ample LS ordered retained by a court of competent jurisdiction,
n cases t-l,ed by a court-martial, samples need not be retained
9eyo:ld t5e date of the final action. In cases involving NJP,
;dmp~es maTyr be discarded following action on any appeal or upon
expiration c;f the time period within which to file such an
3ppea _
t \ report of laboratory urinalysis shall be forwarded to
he orlqlnatlng command In one or two formats: by naval message
ndrked 'For Official Use Only," or via Web-base with information
-oples to appropriate chain of command as specified on DD 2624.
qeport wl,, consist of at least the following elements at a
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Identification of DD 2624:
i c l , Locally assigned batch number
Appendix B to
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