Case Management Policies

What agency do you work for?

Approximately what population size does your lab or lab system serve?

Approximately how many agencies does your lab or lab system serve?

Approximately how many controlled substances case submissions does your lab or lab system receive per year? (For this question, a "case submission" is defined as a single submission containing one or more items that results in a single lab report.)

On average, how many items are submitted in a typical case?

On average, how many items are tested in a typical case?

How does your procedure instruct you to select which items to test?

Test all of them

Test up to a set, specified number of items, regardless of case scenario? (e.g.-Test all items up to a maximum of 5)

Test a number of items based on the penalty / charge in the case

Other

If you received the following items in a single case submission, which would you test based on your procedures (Select all that apply.)

10 bags of cocaine (0.5 grams each)

50 oxycodone tablets marked "OC, 80"

50 oxycodone tablets marked "A, 215"

50 oxycodone tablets marked "OC, 20"

1 bag of marijuana (10 grams)

25 alprazolam tablets marked "GG 258"

15 bindles of heroin (0.1 gram each)

1 glass crack pipe

Do you want to provide any clarification / comment on the testing decisions make in the previous question to help us better understand your process?

How was your case management policy developed?

In-house

Legislation directs it

Forensic commission recommendation

Other