Release of information form 49 cfr part 40 drug and alcohol. Appendix h to part 40 dot drug and alcohol testing. For more information on how drivers, employers, and service agents are required to use the clearinghouse, visit the learning center. Dot part 40 final rulewill this affect your workplace. Also included are an alcohol in the human body supplement, 49 cfr part 40 documents related to alcohol testing, sample qaps, sample dot testing forms, and a sample logbook. On and after october 1, 2010 still a 5panel pdf dot drug testing. Dot guidance on compliance with drug and alcohol testing regulations. The revision of the drugtesting panel harmonizes dot regulations with the. The manual is designed to provide the handouts and. As a dotregulated employer, you must comply with applicable dot training and testing requirements.
Coast guard requires dot 49 cfr part 40 drug test per 46 cfr 4. The employer must provide the driver with a list of acceptable saps from which to choose. This consistency benefits all employees affected by dot regulations in each agencys regulations must adhere to dots testing procedures. Administrator of each dot agency is authorized to either increase or decrease the random drug and alcohol testing rates. Employees covered under dot testing regulation 49 cfr part 40. Sap required random followups, of an employee who fails or refuses a dot alcohol test required under part 199. Document on the remarks line of the ccf step 2, and inform the employee. To establish an appropriate rate, administrators use information reported from the drug and alcohol management information system mis form required by. Dot guidance on compliance with dot drug and alcohol. Alcohol and drug testing regulations parts 219 and 40. Public domain notice electronic access to publication. Company who are working in or applying for a position that is governed by the u. This section basically requires testing to be performed per part 40 except for postaccident.
The antidrug and alcohol misuse prevention plan, henceforth referred to as the plan, meets all the requirements of part 199 and part 40. Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol. In cases where dot agency regulations impose more stringent requirements, it. The department of transportations drug and alcohol testing regulation 49 cfr part 40, at 40. Odapc fact sheet this is a trifold fact sheet about odapcs role and regulatory authority u. Nothing in this publication is intended to supplement, alter or serve as an official interpretation of 49 cfr part 40. There are no instrumentspecific materials in this manual. Office of the secretary of transportation leadership. Employers are required to thoroughly document their program, decisionmaking and compliance with respective dot regulations. A container that is used for transporting and protecting urine specimen bottles and associated documents from the collection site to the laboratory. This continuing education must include material concerning new technologies, interpretations, recent guidance, rule changes, and other information about developments in sap practice, pertaining to the dot program, since the time you met the qualification training requirements of this section. The following form is the mis data collection form required for use beginning in 2011 to report calendar year 2010 mis data.
What employers need to know about dot drug and alcohol testing june 1, 2015 9 option 3. It also added methylenedioxyamphetamine mda as an initial test analyte and removed the testing for methylenedioxyethylamphetaime mdea, while amending the name from opiates to opioids. Bat student manual for alcohol testing intoximeters. Dot office of drug and alcohol policy and compliance notice.
It is not a violation of part 40 or dot agency rules if you provide, in addition, information about the employees dot drug and alcohol tests obtained from former employers that dates back more than two years ago. Dot revisions for drug testing on november, 2017, the u. Department of transportation dot drug and alcohol regulations, as amended and updated 49 c. Legislation federal register rulemaking documents federal register notices fta. This document replaces the previous employer dot policies part 40 changes notice from 2010. This student manual includes the dot student handbook and exercises as published by the odapc office of dot. Employers are authorized to use the form effective february 25, 2010. All deficiencies andor violations of part 40 should be written under 219. Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs. Dot and medical marijuana dot odapc notice american. This alcohol testing form is required for use in the dot alcohol testing program beginning january 1, 2011.
Two of the changes that will directly impact your testing program are. The drug and alcohol clearinghouse is now fully operational, and mandatory use is now in effect. To browse regulation sections by part, click on the subject link below. Ensures that the employee initials specimen bottle seals part 40. The rule, among other items, added four semisynthetic opioids i. Below is a list of parts, identified by the part number and subject. This self study and one day inclassroom course certifies students as breath alcohol technicians according to 49 cfr part 40 regulations published by the u. While these dot agencies and uscg suggest that employers provide written notice to employees about their updated dot policies, doing so is an employers prerogative.
Regardless of the dot agency requiring the drug test, the drug testing process always consists of three components. The department of transportations dot rule, 49 cfr part 40, describes required procedures for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the federally regulated transportation industry. Documents and forms us department of transportation. For example, whether you are an airline covered by faa rules or a trucking company covered by fmcsa rules.
Department of transportation has made a final rule effective january 1, 2018. Employer dot policies the part 40 changes pdf guidance for using the 2010 federal custody and control form ccf pdf. Please find links to topics related to regulatory compliance. Part 40 final rule dot summary of changes today, november, 2017, the department of transportation dot published a final rule in the federal register 82 fr 52229. Best practices for dot random drug and alcohol testing. The criteria or standards for conducting drug specimen collection and testing, as well as, alcohol concentration testing, must follow applicable requirements under 49 cfr part 40. Part 40 applies to all dotrequired testing, regardless of what dot agencyspecific rule applies to an employer.
The department of transportation s dot rule, 49 cfr part 40, describes required procedures for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the federally regulated transportation industry. This guidance document provides clarity to dot regulated employers, employees, and service agents on conducting dot drugandalcohol testing given concerns about the coronavirus disease 2019 covid19. The department of transportations dot rule, 49 cfr part 40, describes. September 2016 consequences a positive drug test result, an alcohol concentration of. What employers need to know about dot drug and alcohol testing. The requirements of each regulation means the requirements of part 199 and the requirements of dots procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing, 49 cfr part 40 2. Appendix h to part 40 dot drug and alcohol testing management information system mis data collection form. Whether the transportation employee is a pipeline worker, truck driver, or airline pilot, their drug and alcohol tests are conducted using the same part 40 procedures.
Procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing. The below guidance on compliance with the dot and modal drug and alcohol testing programs apply during this period of national emergency. Department of transportation dot published a final rule in the federal register that amends its drug testing program regulations effective january 1st, 2018. Our web page is consistently one of the top 5 or 6 visited dot web pages. The dot urine specimen collection procedures guidelines document is available from odapc department of transportation, 1200 new. Odapc program services advise secretary and dot agency. What is 49 cfr part 40 and how is it different from the dot agency and. Document the confirmation test result on the atf, provide you a copy and. What employers need to know about dot drug and alcohol. You can view interpretations related to the part number by selecting the hyperlink on the right. We recognize that transit system personnel have many other duties in addition to managing the drug and alcohol testing program.
Appendix h to part 40 dot drug and alcohol testing management information system mis data collection form authority. An exemption is not the same thing as a waiver and only ost has the authority to grant exemptions from part 40. Dot rule 49 cfr part 40 appendix g us department of. This is intoximeters standard method of training bats and is appropriate for customers conducting dot alcohol tests and nondot testing. The federal motor carrier safety administration fmcsa regulations provide. Today, november, 2017, the department of transportation dot published a final rule in the federal register 82 fr 52229. Title 49 subtitle a part 40 title 49 subtitle a part 40. It is not a refusal to test if the employee declines to drink.