ACTON, Mass., Aug. 16,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD)
today announced it has become the first laboratory to be approved
for the testing of drugs of abuse in hair by the State of
Iowa.
On May 9, 2017, Iowa Governor Harry
Branstad signed into law an Act allowing private sector
pre-employment drug testing using hair samples. This law went
into effect on July 1, 2017.
Prior to the passage of this law, Iowa only allowed private sector testing for
drugs of abuse through urine, blood, and oral fluid.
Psychemedics was instrumental in getting the law changed to
include hair, which has a much longer look-back period than other
matrices. Now, less than one month after the law went into
effect, the Iowa Department of Public Health has issued a letter
approving Psychemedics to conduct private sector pre-employment
drug testing using hair.
The Iowa Department of Public Health is currently in the process
of formulating administrative rules to govern the testing of hair
for drugs of abuse. These rules must become final before
testing can begin. Psychemedics is hopeful that the rules
will become finalized in the coming few months, and looks forward
to providing companies in Iowa the
same platinum-standard in testing it provides to companies across
the United States and the
world.
Contact:
Raymond C. Kubacki
Chairman & CEO
(978) 206-8220
Psychemedics Corporation is the world's largest provider of hair
testing for the detection of drugs of abuse. The Company's patented
process is used by thousands of U.S. and international clients,
including over 10% of the Fortune 500 companies, for pre-employment
and random drug testing. Major police departments, Federal Reserve
Banks, schools, and other public entities also rely on our unique
patented drug testing process. We strongly believe our drug testing
method to be superior to any other product currently in use,
including traditional urine testing and other hair testing
methods.
The Psychemedics web site is www.psychemedics.com
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