NEW FMCSA Instructions for DOT Drug Tests
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently issued new instructions to specimen collectors and employers in an effort to ensure that only federally-mandated drug tests are recorded on federal custody and control forms (CCFs).
You may find it here: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/drug-alcohol-testing/fmcsa-regulated-drivers-use-federal-ccf-only-when-conducting-dot
When beginning a collection for a Department of Transportation (DOT)-regulated drug test, specimen collectors need to ask the driver if they hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or commercial learner’s permit (CLP) whenever “FMCSA” is checked in Step 1, Line D on the federal CCF. If the driver states that they do not hold a CDL or CLP, the collector needs to contact the employer to verify whether to conduct a non-DOT (not regulated by the Department of Transportation) or a DOT-regulated test.
Further instructions and next steps are listed at the FMCSA’s website. A handy infographic is also provided, found here: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/2022-07/FMCSA_DOT_DrugTest_Infographic_FINAL-508c.pdf
Certified Training Solutions suggests posting the infographic at all collection sites and ensuring that all specimen collectors are trained on this new requirement.
As a reminder, service agents (i.e. specimen collectors, BATs, STTs, MROs, SAPs) MUST subscribe to ODAPC’s List Serve with a valid email address. In addition, we recommend that all regulated employers subscribe, along with C/TPAs and other parties involved in the federal drug and alcohol testing industry. You may register for List Serve notices here: https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/ListServe_Notices
Certified Training Solutions offers convenient and affordable internet-based training courses and webcam classes for all our course offerings, including breath alcohol technician (BAT) training, DOT specimen collector training and certification, online supervisor reasonable suspicion training, drug-free workplace training, screening test technician (STT) training, and more.
Date of this publication: September 15, 2022 © Certified Training Solutions, LLC
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