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DMM Revision: Clarification of Nonregulated Patient Specimen Packaging Standards

Effective March 14, 2010, The Postal Service™ will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Ser­vice, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) Exhibit 601.10.17.3 to provide the proper packaging standards for nonregulated patient specimens.

With this revision, patient specimens that fall under the nonregulated material category must be properly pack­aged when presented for mailing and are subject to pack­aging standards in DMM 601.10.17.8 and Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail, section 346.325

We will incorporate this revision into the next printed version of the DMM and into the monthly update of the online DMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at http://pe.usps.com.

— Mailing Standards,
Pricing, 2-25-10




Link to "DMM Revision: Nomenclature Change Relating to the Network Distribution Center Transition" Link to contents for "Policies, Procedures, and Forms Updates"      Link to "DMM Revision: Updated Size and Weight Limits for Items Mailed to Department of State Addresses"