What does a medical review officer(MRO) do?
Once a test is determined to be non-negative by the lab, there must be a review and also interpretation of the result. The MRO will look for a medically valid reason for the positive result. The MRO will also look for procedural errors such as chain of custody problems and also interview the donor to act as the liaison between the laboratory and the employer. It is the responsibility of the MRO to offer a split sample retest on behalf of the donor.After the donor interview is conducted, the MRO may order additional tests such as D and L isomers of methamphetamine or 6-MAM in suspected heroin use. The MRO will then interpret the results.
