SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: HHS APPROVAL OF ENTITIES THAT CERTIFY MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has issued a notice called: HHS Approval of Entities That Certify Medical Review Officers.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 23 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: This notice publishes a list of HHS approved Medical Review Officers (MROs) certification entities. The most recent HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), effective on October 10, 2023, (Oral Fluid) and February 1, 2024, (Urine), address the role and qualifications of MROs and HHS approval of entities that certify MROs.

For more information, contact Joshua Hunt, Pharm.D, MPH,...