Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (SOR/92-620)
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Regulations are current to 2013-05-26 and last amended on 2012-12-01. Previous Versions
Urinalysis Testing
Interpretation
60. For the purposes of this section and sections 61 to 72,
- “approved procedure”
“approved procedure” means a procedure set out in Commissioner's Directives as a procedure to be used for the analysis of a sample; (méthode approuvée)
- “collector”
“collector” means a staff member or any other person authorized in Commissioner's Directives to collect samples on behalf of the Service; (échantillonneur)
- “confirmation test”
“confirmation test” means a test of a sample by a laboratory, using an approved procedure, to verify the positive result of an initial screening test; (analyse de confirmation)
- “container”
“container” means a sterile container that is to be used to receive a sample; (contenant)
- “initial screening test”
“initial screening test” means the first test of a sample, using an approved procedure, conducted by a laboratory; (analyse initiale)
- “laboratory”
“laboratory” means a laboratory authorized by Commissioner's Directives to analyse samples; (laboratoire)
- “positive”
“positive”, in respect of a sample, means a urinalysis test result that indicates that the level of an intoxicant in the sample is equal to or greater than the level specified in Commissioner's Directives; (positif)
- “random selection”
“random selection” means a selection procedure set out in Commissioner's Directives that ensures that every inmate has an equal probability of being selected, on a periodic basis, to provide a sample and that has reasonable controls and safeguards designed to prevent the selection process from being influenced; (contrôle au hasard)
- “record of substance abuse”
“record of substance abuse” means an inmate's record of conviction of the disciplinary offence referred to in paragraph 40(k) of the Act; (dossier de consommation de substances intoxicantes)
- “sample”
“sample” means a quantity of unadulterated urine sufficient to permit analysis, using an approved procedure, by a laboratory; (échantillon d'urine)
- “urinalysis program co-ordinator”
“urinalysis program co-ordinator” means a senior staff member who has been designated by name or position in Commissioner's Directives to co-ordinate the application of the Service's urinalysis program at the location where the program is to be carried out. (coordonnateur du programme de prises d'échantillons d'urine)
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