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Test, Methadone, Employment And Insurance Testing, Exempt

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
Test, methadone, employment and insurance testing, exempt FDA has exempted these devices from the premarket notification requirement by publishing in the Federal Register of July 11, 2017 (82 FR 31976) available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14453/medical-devices-exemptions-from-premarket-notification-class-ii-devices subject to the limitations under 21 CFR XXX.9, where XXX refers to Parts 862-892, and any limitations on the exemption described in (82 FR 31976). Any device that exceeds the limitations found in 21 CFR sections 862.9 to 892.9 or identified in the Federal Register (82 FR 31976) available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14453/medical-devices-exemptions-from-premarket-notification-class-ii-devices is required to submit a premarket notification submission (510(k)) to FDA before introducing a device into interstate commerce. If a manufacturer’s device is exempt from the premarket notification requirement, then a premarket notification submission and FDA clearance is not required before marketing the device in the U.S. however, manufacturers are required to meet all other requirements under the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic and implementing regulations including (but not limited to) registration and listing requirements. Please see the Device Registration and Listing website for additional information on registration and listing.
Physical State
Immunoassay
Technical Method
The methadone test is an in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative analysis of methadone in human specimens. The test is intended for employment and insurance testing use as the first step in a two step process to provide information concerning the presence or absence of methadone in a sample.
Target Area
In vitro specimen
Regulation Medical Specialty
Toxicology
Review Panel
Toxicology
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 2
Regulation Number
862.3620
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Ineligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 862.3620 Methadone test system

§ 862.3620 Methadone test system.

(a) Identification. A methadone test system is a device intended to measure methadone, an addictive narcotic pain-relieving drug, in serum and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of methadone use or overdose and to determine compliance with regulations in methadone maintenance treatment.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). A methadone test system is not exempt if it is intended for any use other than employment or insurance testing or is intended for Federal drug testing programs. The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 862.9, provided the test system is intended for employment and insurance testing and includes a statement in the labeling that the device is intended solely for use in employment and insurance testing, and does not include devices intended for Federal drug testing programs (e.g., programs run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. military).

[52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 84 FR 71798, Dec. 30, 2019]

Test, Methadone, Employment And Insurance Testing, Exempt

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
Test, methadone, employment and insurance testing, exempt FDA has exempted these devices from the premarket notification requirement by publishing in the Federal Register of July 11, 2017 (82 FR 31976) available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14453/medical-devices-exemptions-from-premarket-notification-class-ii-devices subject to the limitations under 21 CFR XXX.9, where XXX refers to Parts 862-892, and any limitations on the exemption described in (82 FR 31976). Any device that exceeds the limitations found in 21 CFR sections 862.9 to 892.9 or identified in the Federal Register (82 FR 31976) available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14453/medical-devices-exemptions-from-premarket-notification-class-ii-devices is required to submit a premarket notification submission (510(k)) to FDA before introducing a device into interstate commerce. If a manufacturer’s device is exempt from the premarket notification requirement, then a premarket notification submission and FDA clearance is not required before marketing the device in the U.S. however, manufacturers are required to meet all other requirements under the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic and implementing regulations including (but not limited to) registration and listing requirements. Please see the Device Registration and Listing website for additional information on registration and listing.
Physical State
Immunoassay
Technical Method
The methadone test is an in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative analysis of methadone in human specimens. The test is intended for employment and insurance testing use as the first step in a two step process to provide information concerning the presence or absence of methadone in a sample.
Target Area
In vitro specimen
Regulation Medical Specialty
Toxicology
Review Panel
Toxicology
Submission Type
510(K) Exempt
Device Classification
Class 2
Regulation Number
862.3620
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Ineligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 862.3620 Methadone test system

§ 862.3620 Methadone test system.

(a) Identification. A methadone test system is a device intended to measure methadone, an addictive narcotic pain-relieving drug, in serum and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of methadone use or overdose and to determine compliance with regulations in methadone maintenance treatment.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). A methadone test system is not exempt if it is intended for any use other than employment or insurance testing or is intended for Federal drug testing programs. The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 862.9, provided the test system is intended for employment and insurance testing and includes a statement in the labeling that the device is intended solely for use in employment and insurance testing, and does not include devices intended for Federal drug testing programs (e.g., programs run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. military).

[52 FR 16122, May 1, 1987, as amended at 84 FR 71798, Dec. 30, 2019]