Our MEDTOX® laboratory in USA has SAMSHA accreditation

ELSSI Ltd, through Truescreen is using MEDTOX Laboratories,
a SAMHSA certified laboratory located in St. Paul Minnesota USA for all Drug & Alcohol analyses. Parent company MEDTOX® Scientific Inc. is a company committed to technology, quality and service.

MEDTOX Laboratories was one of the first 10 commercial laboratories certified by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (N.I.D.A.), now SAMHSA, back in 1988. MEDTOX performs thousands of federally-mandated (USA Government) drug tests daily in its St Paul, Minnesota based laboratory.

Information on Truescreen®

Truescreen’s services and systems conform to industry best practices
and protocols, backed by key certifications from widely recognized organizations in the areas of quality, security and technology integration.

Truescreen® Certifications

ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certification
Truescreen first achieved ISO 9001:2000 quality management certification in 2001, and elevated to the ISO 9001:2008 standard in 2010. We were one of the first companies in our industry to obtain certification, and remain one of the few to achieve this critical quality benchmark.
Receipt of ISO 9001:2008 certification demonstrates our ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and other applicable regulatory requirements and aims to enhance customer satisfaction.
An independent certification organization, TUV America, awarded Truescreen the original ISO certification on processes, and conducts periodic assessments and audits to ensure established standards are being implemented in conformity with standards requirements.

Verizon Cybertrust Security Enterprise Certification
The security of Truescreen’s information technology solutions and systems is certified by Verizon Cybertrust Security, a leading provider of intelligent risk management products and services.
Verizon Cybertrust Security Enterprise Certification validates that we use time–tested security processes and technologies to maintain a proactive, comprehensive and continuous information security risk management program. The certification ensures our systems’ integrity in the areas of electronic threats and vulnerabilities, malicious code, privacy, human factors, physical environment and downtime. It also confirms our use of widely recognized and accepted measures to secure our environment.
To achieve certification, we implemented a comprehensive set of Verizon Cybertrust Security–defined security controls, procedures and policies that are examined, measured and validated by Verizon. Regular reviews, assessments and inspections by Verizon Cybertrust Security ensure that recommended controls and safeguards are kept current to address changing security needs.

HR–XML Consortium Certification
Truescreen’s technology solutions have been awarded HR–XML Certification by the HR–XML Consortium, an independent, non–profit, and vendor–neutral organization. This certification confirms our software and services use the data exchange standards developed by the Consortium, and signals our technology leadership and readiness to integrate flexibly and opportunistically with customers and partners.
Seeking out HR–XML Certified vendors allows employers to reduce the amount of expensive customization required to make implementations of HR solutions productive. XML–based standards also enable integration of data across systems in real time.

Safe Harbor Certification
Truescreen is certified under the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Program. The designation certifies that Truescreen conducts business in compliance with European privacy laws. Through the certification, Truescreen demonstrates its commitment to upholding the highest privacy standard and adhering to the seven Safe Harbor principles: notice, choice, onward transfer, access, security, data integrity and enforcement.

SAS 70
Truescreen successfully completed a SAS 70 audit of its IT processing and control environment. The audit, conducted by an independent third–party accounting firm, examined Truescreen’s control objectives in the areas of data center physical security, environmental controls, data backup, network security, logical access and systems development. The audit also examined key aspects of Truescreen’s control environment including organizational structure, integrity and ethical values, personnel policies and procedures, risk assessment and monitoring. The auditors determined that Truescreen’s controls are suitably designed to achieve our control objectives.

EI3PA
Truescreen is compliant with Experian’s Independent 3rd Party Assessment (EI3PA). This annual information security assessment is required by Experian, one of the three major U.S. credit bureaus. To achieve compliance, Truescreen’s information security systems and procedures were evaluated by an independent assessor, according to strict Experian guidelines. The EI3PA designation allows Truescreen’ to continue offering a full suite of Experian credit report and consumer data products to its clients.

Information on Medtox® Laboratories

MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. is comprised of 2 divisions,
this is MEDTOX Laboratories, Inc. based at St. Paul Minnesota and MEDTOX Diagnostics, Inc. based at Burlington North Carolina.

MEDTOX Laboratories contains a full-service clinical laboratory as well as a SAMHSA-certified drug testing laboratory. On the clinical side, MEDTOX offers testing services to physician offices, Clinical Trials sponsors, occupational health clinics, pain management clinics and other health care organizations. On the drug testing side, MEDTOX offers testing services to corporations, clinics and governmental agencies.

MEDTOX Diagnostics is a GMP, ISO-certified manufacturing facility that produces FDA-cleared drug screening devices for use in corporations, hospitals, corrections, rehabilitation facilities and occupational health clinics.

In all of our lab analyses businesses we are partnering with MEDTOX which is known for Quality, Service and Technology.

Medtox® Laboratories Certifications

MEDTOX adheres to all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
MEDTOX is certified by SAMHSA, as it is reflected in the (a) DHHS Certification, and (b) Federal Register to SAMHSA. Also following is a list of our numerous certifications and accreditations. To view an actual certificate, please visit the original certifications web page of Medtox, and click on the "View PDF" link at the right side of each certificate.

• CAP, Forensic Drug Testing Accreditation Program # 3039202
• CMS CLIA ID# 24D0665278
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health
• Medicare Provider # 690000036
• Minnesota Board of Pharmacy License
• National Laboratory Certification Program (DHHS)
• New York State, Department of Health
• Ohio Department of Health, Blood Lead
• Oklahoma State, Department of Health
• OSHA Blood Lead
• OSHA Cadmium
• Quality Management System ISO 13485
• State of California, Department of Health Services, Cholinesterase Testing for Occupational Health Surveillance
• State of California, Department of Public Health, Clinical Laboratory License
• State of California, Department of Public Health, Methadone Drug Analysis Laboratory License
• State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration, Clinical Laboratory
• State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration, Forensic Laboratory
• State of Hawaii, Department of Health
• State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services
• State of Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Department of Health; Clinical; License Number: LCO00387
• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Department of Health; Environmental Lead; License Number: LAO00315
• State of Vermont, Department of Health
• Texas Department of Public Safety
• The American Industrial Hygiene Association, Environmental Lead
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration License