1. A. General. An employer requiring job-related alcohol or controlled dangerous substances testing shall require that:

   1. (1) A job applicant provide only one or more of the following types of specimen:

      1. (a) Blood;
      2. (b) Urine;
      3. (c) Saliva; and
      4. (d) Hair; and

   2. (2) An employee or contractor provide only one or more of the following types of specimen:

      1. (a) Blood;
      2. (b) Saliva; and
      3. (c) Urine.

2. B. Specimen Types. An employer requiring job-related alcohol or controlled dangerous substances testing may not require the testing of any specimen other than:

   1. (1) Blood, urine, saliva, or hair, for a job applicant; and
   2. (2) Blood, saliva, or urine, for an employee or contractor.

3. C. Hair. An employer may require that a job applicant submit a hair specimen for controlled dangerous substances testing if the hair specimen is:

   1. (1) Less than or equal to 1-1/2 inches in length measured from the human body;
   2. (2) Tested only for preemployment purposes; and
   3. (3) Not used for a purpose other than controlled dangerous substances testing.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§17-202 and 17-214, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 5, 1998 (25:20 Md. R. 1529)

Chapter, COMAR 10.10.05, recodified to COMAR 10.10.10 effective December 13, 1999 (26:25 Md. R. 1897)

Regulation .03B amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 220); December 11, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1741)

Regulation .04 repealed and new Regulation .04 adopted effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .06 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 220); December 11, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1741)

Regulation .10 adopted effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 220)

Regulation .10F amended effective July 22, 2002 (29:14 Md. R. 1074)