DoDI 1010.16, June 15, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: GENERAL ISSUANCE INFORMATION .............................................................................. 4
1.1. Applicability. .................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Policy. ............................................................................................................................... 4
SECTION 2: RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................... 5
2.1. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). ........................ 5
2.2. Director, Defense Health Agency (DHA). ........................................................................ 5
2.3. Executive Director, Force Resiliency (EDFR). ................................................................ 5
2.4. Secretaries of the Military Departments and Commandant, United States Coast Guard. 6
SECTION 3: ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MPDATP – TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 8
3.1. Director, Office of Drug Demand Reduction (ODDR). ................................................... 8
3.2. Director, FORTOX, AFMES. ........................................................................................... 9
3.3. Commander, United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM). . 11
3.4. Military Service Drug Testing Program Managers. ........................................................ 11
3.5. FTDTL Commanders/Commanding Officers. ................................................................ 12
3.6. FTDTL Deputy Commanders and Executive Officers. .................................................. 13
3.7. FTDTL Technical Directors. .......................................................................................... 13
3.8. FTDTL Expert Witnesses (EWs). ................................................................................... 14
3.9. FTDTL LCOs.................................................................................................................. 14
3.10. FTDTL Quality Assurance Officers (QAOs). .............................................................. 15
SECTION 4: TECHNICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE MPDATP ............................................................ 16
4.1. General. ........................................................................................................................... 16
4.2. Preparation for Specimen Collection. ............................................................................. 16
4.3. Collection of Specimens. ................................................................................................ 16
4.4. Transportation of Specimens. ......................................................................................... 18
4.5. COOP During Catastrophic Incidents. ............................................................................ 19
4.6. Laboratory Security. ....................................................................................................... 19
4.7. Internal Laboratory CoC. ................................................................................................ 20
4.8. Specimen Receipt and Processing. ................................................................................. 21
4.9. Drug Testing. .................................................................................................................. 25
4.10. Initial Screening Test. ................................................................................................... 27
4.11. Adjunct Screening Test. ................................................................................................ 28
4.12. Confirmatory Test. ........................................................................................................ 29
4.13. QC and QA Programs. .................................................................................................. 33
4.14. Reporting and Records. ................................................................................................. 35
4.15. Disposition of Specimens. ............................................................................................ 39
4.16. Retesting of Specimens. ................................................................................................ 40
4.17. Specimen Bottle Requests............................................................................................. 41
4.18. Document and Information Requests............................................................................ 41
4.19. EW Requests. ................................................................................................................ 42
4.20. Cutoff Concentrations and Reporting Requirements. ................................................... 43
4.21. Information Technology Requirements. ....................................................................... 43
4.22. Laboratory Instrumentation and Equipment. ................................................................ 44