{"id":55978,"date":"2020-09-25T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T18:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?post_type=faqs&#038;p=55978"},"modified":"2020-12-02T11:48:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T16:48:56","slug":"are-instant-drug-test-products-accurate-for-positive-results","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/faqs\/employer-drug-testing\/are-instant-drug-test-products-accurate-for-positive-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Are instant drug test products accurate for positive results?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using an instant drug testing product requires confirmation testing at a laboratory when the result is non-negative.&nbsp; This type of testing provides only a qualitative, preliminary analytical result. A secondary analytical method must be used to obtain a confirmed result. Gas chromatography\/mass spectrometry (GC\/MS) is the preferred confirmatory method and only available at a certified laboratory. These screening products are reliable for negative results but not reliable for positive results.&nbsp; False positives can occur due to over the counter or prescribed medications.&nbsp; The laboratory positive test will be definitive and defensible in a court of law. The Medical Review Officer (MRO) process rules out positives due to legally prescribed medications.&nbsp; The MRO is able to discuss medications with the donor due to the doctor patient confidentiality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations administrating instant testing products may face significant exposure to liability if not confirming non-negative results at the laboratory by falsely accusing someone of using illicit drugs when this might not be true.&nbsp; Asking the employee or client about their legally prescribed medications can violate confidentiality and HIPAA laws as well other employee protections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/55978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faqs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/55978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}