The supervisor should request that the registrant observe the transfer of the specimen and the placement of the tamper-proof seals over the bottle cap and down the sides of the bottles. The registrant must sign the seals. After the specimen has been provided and submitted to the supervisor, the registrant will be allowed to wash his / her hands. Preparation for dispatch by the Supervisor The registrant and the supervisor must be present during steps (a) to (e) of the following preparation for dispatch procedures. The supervisor must securely place labels on the bottle. The label should list the date of collection and a minimum of two identifiers for the registrant. One of these must be the name, and the second, in the ID field, the registrant’s 12 digit Identifier provided by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The supervisor must enter the date and time of supervised collection into their record and sign the record. The registrant will be asked to read and counter-sign the record. The supervisor shall complete the request form. The supervisor must record the registrant’s name and AHPRA Registration Number as well as the date and time when the sample was collected. The name and AHPRA Registration Number must appear identical to the entries on the urine container. The urine bottles and the request form are then ready for shipment by the supervisor. If the specimens are not immediately prepared for transport, they must be appropriately safeguarded and refrigerated during temporary storage. Postage should occur as soon as possible. It is essential that the urine specimen(s) and request form are under the control of the supervisor at all times. At no stage should the specimen be in the registrant’s custody. Transportation to the Laboratory The supervisor must place the specimen(s) and request form in the containers provided. The containers must be securely sealed to eliminate the possibility of tampering. The supervisor should arrange postage to the laboratory as soon as possible. PaLMS Collection Sites
The supervisor should request that the registrant observe the transfer of the specimen and the placement of the tamper-proof seals over the bottle cap and down the sides of the bottles. The registrant must sign the seals. After the specimen has been provided and submitted to the supervisor, the registrant will be allowed to wash his / her hands. Preparation for dispatch by the Supervisor The registrant and the supervisor must be present during steps (a) to (e) of the following preparation for dispatch procedures. The supervisor must securely place labels on the bottle. The label should list the date of collection and a minimum of two identifiers for the registrant. One of these must be the name, and the second, in the ID field, the registrant’s 12 digit Identifier provided by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The supervisor must enter the date and time of supervised collection into their record and sign the record. The registrant will be asked to read and counter-sign the record. The supervisor shall complete the request form. The supervisor must record the registrant’s name and AHPRA Registration Number as well as the date and time when the sample was collected. The name and AHPRA Registration Number must appear identical to the entries on the urine container. The urine bottles and the request form are then ready for shipment by the supervisor. If the specimens are not immediately prepared for transport, they must be appropriately safeguarded and refrigerated during temporary storage. Postage should occur as soon as possible. It is essential that the urine specimen(s) and request form are under the control of the supervisor at all times. At no stage should the specimen be in the registrant’s custody. Transportation to the Laboratory The supervisor must place the specimen(s) and request form in the containers provided. The containers must be securely sealed to eliminate the possibility of tampering. The supervisor should arrange postage to the laboratory as soon as possible. PaLMS Collection Sites
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