Promulgation of rules by State Board of Health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 71-7-21
in effectThe State Board of Health shall adopt rules concerning:
Standards for drug and alcohol testing laboratory certification, suspension and revocation of certification;
Body specimens that are appropriate for drug and alcohol testing;
Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug and alcohol testing results, including standards for initial tests and confirmatory tests;
Guidelines on how to establish cut-off detection levels for drugs or their metabolites for the purposes of determining a positive test result;
Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling and handling of specimens being tested; and
Retention and storage procedures to ensure reliable results on confirmation tests and retests.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.71.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
