GAO Study: No Uniform Standards For Drug Testing Labs

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The General Accounting Office recently issued a report, which was requested by Rep. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), that found that there are no uniform national laws governing employee drug testing laboratories. According to a report in the January 1989 issue of Drugs In The Workplace,. Eleven states have statutes that specifically regulate drug testing, 15 states regulate laboratories through general clinical statutes, and 24 states have no control over drug testing laboratories. The 11 states with specific statutes applying to drug testing laboratories include: Connecticut Iowa . . .