Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Assocaition (DATIA)
Accreditation Information
Kim Engstrom, owner of, Professional Drug Testing Services is pleased to announce an important milestone. Within 60 days of opening for business; Professional Drug Testing Services has been awarded Accreditation by DATIA.
As an Accredited Collection Facility, Professional Drug Testing Services is dedicated to providing its clients and client companies with superior collection services, which ensure the integrity of the specimen and the privacy of the donor. Professional Drug Testing Services has successfully met the requirements of the Accredited Collection Facility Program, administered by the Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), which was created by quality-minded leaders in the drug and alcohol testing industry interested in raising the level of accuracy in urine specimen collections.
The Accredited Collection Facility Program involves upholding the highest professional standard in the following two main areas:
1) Tthe collection facility and its operations and
2) Tthe collection facility’s personnel.
To obtain accredited status, collection facilities are required to adhere to strict standards in areas such as regulatory compliance, company services standards, specimen handling, operational practices, business ethics, and facility equipment. All accredited collections facilities are also required to maintain a staff of Certified Professional Collectors (CPC) that are formally trained in DATIA’S Collector Training Course, and a Certified Professional Collector Trainer (CPCT).
One of the most frustrating and costly aspects of workplace drug testing is the high incidence of rejected specimens due to errors at the collections site. As an Accredited Collection Facility staffed with well-trained collectors, we can assure our clients that Professional Drug Testing Services maintains a minimal number of rejected specimens, thereby saving everyone time and resources.
Kim feels a great deal of responsibility in her position “I take the whole process of drug and alcohol testing very seriously, companies depend on the results to be timely as well as accurate. The lives of the donors are affected by the results. There is so much more to it than peeing in a cup.”
