Which of the following is NOT a collection category for specimens?

• A. Fatal Cases
• B. Non-Fatal Cases
• C. Investigative Cases
• D. Administrative Cases

Answer: (D)

Specimen collection categories describe why and in what context samples are taken, guiding how they’re handled and tested. Administrative Cases are about clerical or managerial aspects of processing cases, not about the medical or investigative context in which samples are collected. That’s why Administrative Cases aren’t used as a collection category for specimens. The other options—Fatal Cases, Non-Fatal Cases, and Investigative Cases—directly describe the clinical or investigative circumstances that trigger specimen collection, such as postmortem or antemortem samples and samples gathered during active inquiry.