Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52010.22 Urine Sample Storage and Transfer

• To ensure that the integrity of the sample is not compromised, the approved chain of evidence must be maintained during processing and storage of the samples.

• Each institution and facility must maintain a lock box for the storage  of  test  samples.  Only designated staff shall have access to the urinalysis lock box keys.

• Upon completion of the test, the staff member conducting the test shall secure the sample in the urinalysis lock box.

• A urinalysis logbook shall be maintained at each institution, which shall include the inmate’s name, CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation number, date of test and chain of custody of the sample.

• Only designated staff shall remove the samples from the urinalysis lock box and forward the samples to the laboratory for analysis. The date the sample was removed, the name of the staff member who removed the sample, and the date the sample was sent to the laboratory shall be entered into the institution’s urinalysis logbook.

• Staff must ensure the samples are processed in accordance with the contracted laboratory.