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DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Q&A, 2001–2018

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State-Licensed Marijuana After DEA Rescheduling

May 2026 · §40.137, §40.141, §40.151

Medical Review Officer · DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Verification Process

Reporting to Third-Party during 5-day Safety Concern Period

Jan 2018 · §40.327

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · Verification Process

US Coast Guard as DOT Agency

Jul 2017 · §40.3

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements

Employee Leaves Collection Site Before Process Ends

Jul 2014 · §40.73, §40.191, §40.193

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Urine Collector · Refusal-To-Test

Dismissal of Employee from Collection Site

Jul 2014 · §40.73, §40.191, §40.193

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Urine Collector · Problematic Collections · Refusal-To-Test · Shy Bladder

Pie Process After A Criminal Conviction

Jul 2012 · Subpart R

Service Agents · Public Interest Exclusion (PIE)

Allowance for Supplementary Information on ATF

Jul 2008 · §40.225

Alcohol Test Technician · Third-Party Administrator · ATF

Shy Bladder Reqs Do Not Allow for More Than 3hrs/40 ounces.

Jul 2008 · §40.193

Urine Collector · Problematic Collections · Shy Bladder

Ph Levels in Hot Weather

Jul 2008 · §40.159

Medical Review Officer · Invalid Test · Validity Testing

Cancellation After Inadequate Shy Bladder Waiting Period

Jul 2008 · §40.193

Medical Review Officer · Urine Collector · Cancellations · Shy Bladder

Examples of Donor's Failure to Cooperate Leading to Refusal

Jul 2006 · §40.191

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Urine Collector · Refusal-To-Test

Employee Authorization to Disclose Testing Information

Jul 2006 · General Issue Update

DER/Employer · Previous Employer Checks

Removal Pending Shy-bladder Evaluation

Jul 2006 · §40.21, §40.193

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Observed Collections · Shy Bladder · Stand-Down Policy/Waiver

Rx Obtained Over Internet

Jul 2006 · §40.141

Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

No Secondary Lab Capable of Testing Adulterant

Jun 2004 · §40.187

Laboratory · Medical Review Officer · Adulteration/Substitution · Validity Testing

Modal Compliance Overlap with 40.25

Jun 2004 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Modal Agency Overlap

Color Discrepency

Nov 2003 · §40.159

Medical Review Officer · Urine Collector · Adulteration/Substitution · Invalid Test · Problematic Collections

Previous-employer Delays Reporting of Information Pending Payment

Nov 2003 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Previous Employer Checks

Applicant Admits to Failed/Refused Pre-employment Test

Jan 2002 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Substance Abuse Professional

Specimen Bottle Redesignation

Jan 2002 · §40.83

Laboratory · Medical Review Officer · Cancellations · Problematic Collections

Collection Site Address on CCF

Jan 2002 · §40.45

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · CCF

Error Correction Training

Jan 2002 · §40.33

Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · Cancellations · Training

Reporting Interim or Preliminary Test Result

Jan 2002 · §40.163

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · Stand-Down Policy/Waiver · Verification Process

Employee Record Request

Jan 2002 · §40.329

Medical Review Officer · Records Maintanence · Verification Process

Shy Bladder/Shy Lung Medical Evaluation

Jan 2002 · §40.193, §40.265

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Shy Bladder · Verification Process

Non-DOT Follow-up Testing Prohibited

Jan 2002 · §40.307

DER/Employer · Substance Abuse Professional

Third-party Request of Split-specimen Analysis

Jan 2002 · §40.171

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Consent · Verification Process

Certifying Scientist Signature on Copy 1 of CCF

Jan 2002 · §40.97

Laboratory · CCF

Error Correction Training after Equipment Failure

Jan 2002 · §40.213

Alcohol Test Technician · Third-Party Administrator · Alcohol Test · Cancellations · Training

Obtaining Info When an Employee Leaves for a Period of Time

Jan 2002 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Previous Employer Checks

Training Records

Jan 2002 · §40.33, §40.121, §40.213

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Training

Billing Info on CCF

Jan 2002 · §40.45

Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · CCF

Collector's Redesignation of Pre-printed CCF

Jan 2002 · §40.45

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · CCF

After-hours Contacting of Donor

Jan 2002 · §40.131

Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

EBT Location

Jan 2002 · §40.229, §40.231

Alcohol Test Technician · DER/Employer · Alcohol Test

Split Specimen Being Sent to Second Lab

Jan 2002 · §40.171

Laboratory · Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

MRO Must Accept Verbal Request for Analysis of Split Specimen

Jan 2002 · §40.171

Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

MRO Staff-review of Negative Results

Sep 2001 · §40.127

Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

SAP Suggests Return-to-duty Without Recommending Treatment/Education

Sep 2001 · §40.291, §40.293

DER/Employer · Substance Abuse Professional · Public Interest Exclusion (PIE)

Monitoring Proficiency Demonstrations-Qualified Collector

Sep 2001 · §40.33

Urine Collector · Training

Blind Specimen Records/Sample Retention Requirements Test

Sep 2001 · §40.99, §40.103, §40.333

DER/Employer · Laboratory · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements

TPA as DER

Sep 2001 · §40.3, §40.15

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements · Public Interest Exclusion (PIE)

Who Can Act as DER

Sep 2001 · §40.3

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements

Status of 1st Specimen if Donor Refuses Direct Observation

Sep 2001 · §40.65

Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · Direct Observation · Problematic Collections · Refusal-To-Test

Written MRO report/letter vs. signed CCF

Sep 2001 · §40.163

Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · CCF · Records Maintanence · Verification Process

TPA As Intermediary

Sep 2001 · §40.35, §40.45, §40.345

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements · Records Maintanence

Previous Employer Checks via Certified Mail

Sep 2001 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Previous Employer Checks

Stand-down Policy

Sep 2001 · §40.21

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Stand-Down Policy/Waiver

Forwarding of Information Received from Past Employers (to Gaining Employer)

Sep 2001 · §40.25

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Previous Employer Checks

Declining to Hire Applicant with a Negative Dilute Result

Sep 2001 · §40.197

DER/Employer · General Requirements · Negative Dilute

Requirements for Submitting Quarterly Blind Specimens

Sep 2001 · §40.103

DER/Employer · Laboratory · Third-Party Administrator · General Requirements

SAP's Own Letterhead

Sep 2001 · §40.311

DER/Employer · Substance Abuse Professional

Direct Observers As Co-Workers

Sep 2001 · §40.67, §40.69

DER/Employer · Urine Collector · Direct Observation · General Requirements · Problematic Collections

Notifying Collector of Error Correction Training Requirement

Sep 2001 · §40.33

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · Problematic Collections · Training

MRO's Address On CCF

Sep 2001 · §40.45

Medical Review Officer · CCF

Collector Mistakes Resulting in Cancellation

Sep 2001 · §40.33

Urine Collector · Cancellations · Training

MRO-verified Test Restults in Arbitration

Sep 2001 · §40.149

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · General Requirements · Verification Process

Two Collectors Involved In A Urine Collection

Sep 2001 · §40.43, §40.193

Urine Collector · Shy Bladder · Urine Test

24-hr Period for MRO to Contact Donor

Sep 2001 · §40.131

Medical Review Officer · Verification Process

Qualifications of Persons Who Train Collectors

Sep 2001 · §40.33

Urine Collector · Training

MRO Copy of CCF to MRO

Sep 2001 · §40.73, §40.193

Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · CCF · Records Maintanence · Urine Test

Documentation of Training Requirement

Sep 2001 · §40.33

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Records Maintanence · Training

Stand-down waiver

Sep 2001 · §40.21

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Stand-Down Policy/Waiver

Correcting Wrong Reason for Test

Sep 2001 · §40.97, §40.209

DER/Employer · Service Agents · CCF · MIS · Records Maintanence

Collector Signature when No Specimen Provided

Sep 2001 · §40.191, §40.193

Urine Collector · CCF · Problematic Collections · Urine Test

Availibility of Electronic Records to DOT Representatives

Sep 2001 · §40.333

DER/Employer · Service Agents · Records Maintanence

MRO Transmitting Multiple Test Results Per Report Page

Sep 2001 · §40.163

Medical Review Officer · Third-Party Administrator · CCF · Records Maintanence · Verification Process

Affixing Alcohol Test Results Affixed to Back of the ATF

Sep 2001 · §40.243, §40.253, §40.275

Alcohol Test Technician · ATF · Alcohol Test

Collector Not Available to Correct Error

Sep 2001 · §40.203

Third-Party Administrator · Urine Collector · CCF · Cancellations · Training

Collector's Status after Fatal Flaw

Sep 2001 · §40.33

Urine Collector · Cancellations · Training

MRO Reporting Drug Test Results to Third Parties

Sep 2001 · §40.327

Medical Review Officer · Consent · General Requirements · Verification Process

Overturning the Result of a DOT Test on Grounds Contrary To DOT Regulations

Sep 2001 · §40.149, §40.209

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · General Requirements · Verification Process

Specimen via Catheter

Sep 2001 · §40.61

DER/Employer · Medical Review Officer · Urine Collector · Consent · Problematic Collections · Urine Test

Pre-employment Alcohol Testing

General Issue Update

DER/Employer · Third-Party Administrator · Alcohol Test · MIS

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