Section 40.45 - What materials are used to send urine specimens to the laboratory?(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, you must use a shipping container that adequately protects the specimen bottles from shipment damage in the transport of specimens from the collection site to the laboratory.(b) You are not required to use a shipping container if a laboratory courier hand-delivers the specimens from the collection site to the laboratory. 65 FR 79526 , Dec. 19, 2000. Redesignated at 88 FR 27639 , May 2, 2023