What does CLIA Waived mean?

If you have been looking at various drug tests recently, you might have noticed that many of them are CLIA Waived. If you are wondering what this means, then you are in the right place. Down below we are going to explain what CLIA Waived means and if you even need a CLIA Waived drug.

What does CLIA Waived mean?

A CLIA Waived label on a drug test means that the drug test can be performed everywhere by anyone.

CLIA stands for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments and one of their many jobs is to examine drug tests to ensure they can be performed by anyone without any medical experience or extra equipment. They basically ensure that each home drug test kit will give you everything out of the box with a minimal error margin.

A lot of people who need to take drug tests are worried that they won’t know how to do them or that they won’t have the right equipment for the drug test. In order to combat this thinking, CLIA stepped in and issued a waiver which, when placed on a drug testing kit, proves that nothing extra is needed.

When a drug test is CLIA waived it means that everything needed to do it is already in the box/container and nothing else is required.

Do all home drug tests need to be CLIA Waived?

No, not all home drug tests need to be CLIA waived. In fact, most drug test manufacturers need to apply for a CLIA waiver and many of them don’t want to do so.

In most cases, this is because a drug testing kit requires additional equipment. For example, some drug testing kits require the patients to buy a separate cup. Seeing how a testing cup does not come included with the drug testing kit, the testing kit cannot be CLIA Waived.

In some cases, a Home Drug Test can fail to get CLIA waived because they showed a large margin of error. For the record, not a single drug test on the market is 100% accurate, however, if the margin of error is over 5-10%, CLIA may not want to put a waiver on such a test.

For the most part, a CLIA waiver is something that most drug tests should aim to acquire.Mostly because, a CLIA Waived product is more likely to be sold over a product that isn’t CLIA waived.

Are home drug tests that aren’t CLIA waived inaccurate?

Not necessarily. Home drug tests that aren’t CLIA waived just means that their manufacturers didn’t want a CLIA waived or that they require additional equipment in order to be done properly.

When you buy a drug test that isn’t CLIA waived, it usually means that you need to buy something else along with it. This can be annoying but at the same time it can be less expensive (even if you buy two separate products).

In most cases non-CLIA waived products are just as accurate as CLIA waived. With that said, you may stumble upon products that simply aren’t very accurate. In such cases it’s best to do a little bit of research and see what other users have to say about it.

Should I only buy CLIA waived home drug tests?

If you have never done drug tests and are confused on exactly how to do them, then a CLIA waived home drug test may be perfect for you. Some examinations may also require that the drug test you do is CLIA waived.

Otherwise, many non-CLIA waived home drug tests can be just as reliable. As we’ve already mentioned, most drug testing kits that aren’t CLIA waived can be just as accurate as those that are.

In some cases, if you find an incredibly cheap looking drug test that isn’t CLIA waived, it may be in your best interest to just avoid buying it altogether. Because there are a lot of non-CLIA waived drug tests out there, it’s best to do a quick Google search before deciding to buy one.

What are some well known CLIA waived home drug tests?

Panel drug testing cups are among the best known CLIA waived home drug tests. What makes these cups so convenient is that they only contain a single cup in which the user needs to urinate in order to get results. No extra equipment is needed.

Panel drug testing cups, more often than not, test for more than just one drug.

One of the most popular types of drug testing cups is the 12 panel drug test cup. While there are many variations of which of the 12 drugs they test, the principle is the same. A user simply urinates into the cup, seals it, waits for five minutes and the results appear on the side of the cup.

Each of the panel testing cups is equipped with sensitive membranes that react when they come in contact with a urine sample. Once the contact has been made, the membranes cause a reaction which is displayed in the form of red testing lines.

As we’ve already mentioned, there are many types of 12 panel drug test cups. The biggest difference between them is how they test on a few different drugs.

Currently, we are offering two types of 12 panel drug test cups (one with TCA and one with PCP detection).

Additionally, there are also less expensive alternatives that test on fewer drug types such as the 8 panel drug testing cup and the 5 panel drug testing cup , the latter of which is used to test DOT employees.

You can order these cups from our website in bulks. The more you order the lower the price. Order for as little as $0,69 per cup.