Who sets the standards and what are they?
Prior to 1998 the Standards Council of Canada(SCC) followed the standards and guidelines of the Laboratory Accreditation Program for Substances of Abuse (LAPSA) for forensic urine drug testing. On May 12, 1998 the SCC adopted the standards and guidelines of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for forensic urine drug testing. SAMSHA is a division of the U.S. Health and Human Services agency that sets the guidelines for the mandated U.S. DOT testing in their transportation industry. Since that time SAMHSA has been responsible for certifying laboratories both in Canada and the United States for forensic urine drug testing.
