Run a testing coordination business without ever touching a specimen. No lab coat. No collection kits. No office. No employees. Just you, your laptop, and a business model the healthcare industry cannot function without.
A 33-page, chapter-by-chapter startup guide built directly from my own TPA business. Every revenue number, every outreach script, every workflow template, and every compliance guideline comes from the business I actually operate.
I coordinate DOT drug testing, DNA and paternity testing, background screening, and occupational health testing without ever collecting a single specimen.
This is not a framework I pieced together from research. It is the blueprint from my real business, organized so you can replicate it.
Real words from real healthcare entrepreneurs.
When most people hear "medical testing business," they picture a physical location, gloves, and a collection cup. They imagine driving to job sites, setting up collection booths, or working inside a clinic handling specimens all day. That image stops a lot of healthcare entrepreneurs from ever exploring this space. Because they do not want that business.
Here is what nobody told you: the most profitable position in the testing industry is not the collector. It is the coordinator. It is the business that sits in the middle, managing clients, scheduling tests, liaising with labs, and delivering results, without ever setting foot in a collection site. Without ever putting on a glove. Without ever leaving the house if you do not want to.
That business has a name. It is called an Occupational TPA (Third Party Administrator). And most people have never heard of it. That is exactly why you are reading this right now.
What if you could run a fully operational testing business from your laptop, coordinating tests for employers, attorneys, and healthcare facilities, while labs and licensed collection sites did all the hands-on work? What if your job was to be the organized, professional administrator who manages the process, communicates with clients, and gets paid a markup on every single test coordinated through your business?
That is the Occupational TPA model. You are not the collector. You are not the lab. You are the administrator who makes the whole thing run. Employers need you. Attorneys need you. Healthcare facilities need you.
And right now, most of them are either working with a large national TPA or searching for a reliable local coordinator who actually communicates with them. That gap is your opportunity.
This is a 33-page, chapter-by-chapter startup guide built directly from my own TPA business. Every revenue number, every outreach script, every workflow template, and every compliance guideline in this guide comes from the business I actually operate.
I coordinate DOT drug testing, DNA and paternity testing, background screening, and occupational health testing without ever collecting a single specimen. This is not a framework I pieced together from research. It is the blueprint from my real business, organized so you can replicate it.
Understand the three-party relationship between your TPA, your clients, and the labs and collection sites. The complete 6-step coordination process is broken down so clearly that by the end of this chapter you will be able to explain your business model to anyone.
A complete pricing table covering 12 services, showing you the lab cost, what you charge the client, and your profit on every single test. Three monthly revenue scenarios are mapped out: Part-Time ($2,190/month), Full-Time ($5,550/month), and Scaled ($12,750/month).
Five service categories broken down in full detail. DOT drug and alcohol testing. Non-DOT drug and alcohol testing. DNA and paternity testing. Background screening. Occupational health testing including DOT physicals and fit-for-duty exams.
Six client categories with 35-plus specific prospect types identified for you. Employers, healthcare facilities, legal and government clients, education organizations, small businesses, and specialized niche markets.
Your business foundation to launch roadmap. Business formation. Service menu selection. Lab partnerships. Virtual operations setup. Compliance structure. Marketing launch. Every step includes detailed action items and personal Nurse Tee Notes.
A complete day-in-the-life schedule from 8 AM to 4 PM showing exactly what a TPA owner does on a working day, plus a weekly rhythm template.
Six complete, ready-to-use outreach scripts. An employer email and follow-up. An attorney email and follow-up. A healthcare facility email and follow-up.
The complete pricing guide with recommended client pricing ranges for every service, markup calculation formulas, and volume discount strategies.
HIPAA requirements for TPA operations, DOT compliance basics, secure systems, and documentation requirements.
A three-phase growth plan: Foundation (0 to 6 months), Expansion (6 to 18 months), and Scale (18 to 36 months).
Twenty essential industry terms defined in plain, straightforward language.
And exactly how to avoid every single one of them.
Here is something most people do not realize about the TPA model: your revenue grows with client volume, not with hours worked. You are not trading time for dollars. You are building a coordination business that generates income every time a client needs a test.
The Markup Model in Plain Numbers:
A 5-panel drug test costs you $35 from the lab. You charge the employer client $75. That is $40 profit from one single test. Coordinate 80 drug tests in a month and that is $3,200 just from drug testing.
A DNA paternity test coordinated through your TPA generates $180 in profit. One employer contract can generate $500 or more in recurring monthly revenue.
All three of these scenarios are built into this guide.
You will never drive to a collection site. You will never need gloves, a lab coat, or collection kits. You will never handle biological material of any kind. Your job is to coordinate. The labs run the tests. The licensed collection sites collect the specimens. You manage the business: intake, scheduling, lab liaison, result delivery, billing, and client relationships. All from your home office. All from your laptop. That is the Occupational TPA model. That is what this guide teaches.
I am Theresa Pugh, MSN, RN. Most people know me as Nurse Tee, The Healthcare Boss.
I run an Occupational TPA from my home office. I coordinate DOT and non-DOT drug testing, DNA and paternity testing, background screening, and occupational health testing. I do not collect specimens. I have never needed to. My business is built on coordination, client relationships, and systems.
I have built this business alongside three other companies: my private pay home care agency, Nurse Tee Coaching and Consulting (including the Health Care Business Academy), and my online scrub store. I run all four from a home office. I am a wife, a grandmother, and a CEO.
This guide is not what I think would work. It is what I know works because I am doing it right now.
One DNA paternity test coordinated through your TPA generates $180 in profit. One employer drug testing contract can generate $500 or more in recurring revenue every single month. One healthcare facility account can generate thousands per month in consistent coordination fees.
The Occupational TPA Startup Guide is $47. Forty-seven dollars for 33 pages of real framework, real pricing, real scripts, and a real 8-step checklist built from a real TPA business. One coordinated test pays for this guide more than four times over.
No. The Occupational TPA model is an administrative and coordination business. It is not a clinical business. You do not perform any medical procedures, handle specimens, or provide any form of patient care. If you are organized, professional, and willing to learn the model, you can run a TPA regardless of your background.
No, and this distinction is critical. A specimen collection business involves physically collecting samples at job sites or in a collection facility. An Occupational TPA is the business in the middle that coordinates the process. You never collect specimens. You coordinate from your home office.
Yes. A laptop, a phone, and reliable internet are your entire physical operation. Client intake happens via email and phone. Scheduling is managed digitally. Results are delivered electronically. This is a fully virtual business model by design.
Most people can launch an Occupational TPA for under $500, depending on their state's business formation requirements and the tools they choose. There is no physical location to rent. No equipment to purchase. No inventory to carry.
With focused effort, you can have your business foundation set, your lab partnerships in place, and your outreach to first clients underway within 30 days. The guide includes a 90-day roadmap built around realistic milestone targets.
Yes. Chapter 7 includes six complete, ready-to-use outreach scripts: an employer email and follow-up email, an attorney email and follow-up email, and a healthcare facility email and follow-up email. These are the actual outreach scripts modeled after the approach I use in my own TPA business.
The Health Care Business Academy (HCBA) has the full Occupational TPA Startup Training, which includes live group coaching, templates, compliance training, and a community of healthcare entrepreneurs building their businesses alongside you. The guide gives you the complete framework. HCBA gives you the coaching, accountability, and community to implement it faster.
DOT and non-DOT drug and alcohol testing, DNA and paternity testing (legal, immigration, and family relationship), background screening, and occupational health testing including DOT physicals and fit-for-duty exams. Chapter 3 covers every service category in full detail.