{"data":{"id":"us-id/idaho-code-72-1704","jurisdiction":"us-id","citation":"Idaho Code § 72-1704","heading":"Requirements for sample collection and testing.","body":"All sample collection and testing for drugs and alcohol under this act shall be performed in accordance with the following conditions:\n(1) The collection of samples shall be performed under reasonable and sanitary conditions;\n(2) The employer or employer’s agent who is responsible for collecting the sample will be instructed as to the proper methods of collection;\n(3) Samples shall be collected and tested with due regard to the privacy of the individual being tested and in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent substitutions or interference with the collection or testing of reliable samples;\n(4) Sample collection shall be documented and the documentation procedures shall include:\n(a) Labeling of samples so as reasonably to preclude the possibility of misidentification of the person tested in relation to the test result provided; and\n(b) Handling of samples in accordance with reasonable chain-of-custody and confidentiality procedures;\n(5) Sample collection, storage and transportation to the place of testing shall be performed so as reasonably to preclude the possibility of sample contamination and/or adulteration;\n(6) Sample testing shall conform to scientifically accepted analytical methods and procedures;\n(7) Drug testing shall include a confirmatory test before the result of any test can be used as a basis for action by an employer under sections 72-1707 and 72-1708, Idaho Code. A confirmatory test refers to the mandatory second or additional test of the same sample that is conducted by a laboratory utilizing a chromatographic technique such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry or another comparable reliable analytical method;\n(8) Positive alcohol tests resulting from the use of an initial screen saliva test, must include a confirmatory test that utilizes a different testing methodology meant to demonstrate a higher degree of reliability;\n(9) Positive alcohol tests resulting from the use of a breath test must include a confirmatory breath test conducted no earlier than fifteen (15) minutes after the initial test; or the use of any other confirmatory test meant to demonstrate a higher degree of reliability.","path":["TITLE 72 WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION","CHAPTER 17 IDAHO EMPLOYER ALCOHOL AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title72/t72ch17/sect72-1704/","current_through":"2026 Legislative Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T11:55:44Z","sha256":"ce091f596513c75153e860173fbaba1069980089d7a4c121f45d5caa8e365cba","source_id":"us-id","stale":false,"prev":"us-id/idaho-code-72-1703","next":"us-id/idaho-code-72-1705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}