Sign up to be notified when FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates newsletters are published. Issue Date Format Issue 83 December, 2024 pdf 2025 National Conference is Coming to Kansas City Calendar Year 2024 MIS Reporting 2025 FTA Minimum Random Testing Rates Changes to Subrecipient/Contractor Lists in DAMIS Confirming Employer Information in DAMIS DAMIS Users Reporting MIS Data to Multiple Modes Why Use a Notification Form? Notification Forms Must Not Include Expected Arrival Time for Random Tests Timing of Death for a 'Fatal' Accident Keep Random Testing Pools Up-To-Date Using Temporary Staff for Safety-Sensitive Functions FTA Employers Report More than 10,000 Drug Testing Violations in 2023 Employers Should Ensure BATs Keep Maintenance Logs Split Specimen Testing Thinking About Seeking a Second SAP's Recommendations? Questions on "Second Chance" Issue 82 September, 2024 pdf Post-Accident Testing Thresholds Random Testing Spread Requirements Consortiums Must Meet Random Testing Rate Minimum Requirements FTA's Post-Accident/Reasonable Suspicion Cards are Intended for Supervisors FMCSA Clearinghouse-II - Prohibited Drivers Is a Negative Dilute Just Another Negative? Collectors Must Allow Three Hours for an Employee to Provide a Urine Specimen Collection Site Refusal Determinations Employers Must Ask Applicants if They Failed or Refused a DOT Pre-Employment Test in the Previous Two Years Collection Sites and DER Information When Can Employers Be Their Own Collector? What are the Employer's Next Steps when the MRO Cancels a Drug Test? Ask the Experts Issue 81 July, 2024 pdf DOT Publishes Federal Register Notices Regarding Its Oral Fluid Drug Testing Rule Employee Identification 17th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference FTA's Test Reclassification Procedures Policy Changes & Board Approval Defining Dispatch What Employers Should Know About Insufficient Drug Specimens FTA-funded Ferry Operators Must Comply with FTA's Random Alcohol Testing Requirements Random Testing Selection for Drugs and Alcohol Employers Can Test Higher than Minimum Rate Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available Post-Accident Timing Program Manager Contingency & Transition Plans Issue 80 March, 2024 pdf MIS Reports Due March 15 FTA's Newest Drug and Alcohol Program Manager! Major Changes to Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Login and Users DAMIS: What does "Accept" or "Reject" Mean? How Do I Make Revisions to my MIS Report? MIS FAQs Use of Urine Hats Random Testing throughout the Year Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available Remove "Minimum Threshold" Prohibition from Policy Guidance on "Re-attempts" during Shy Bladders Reviewing Evidential Breath Testing Device (EBT) Printouts after a Confirmation Test Contractors Must Comply with Part 655 Regardless of Funding Source Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training Receiving the Employer Copy of Testing Paperwork Issue 79 December, 2023 pdf 2024 National Conference Coming to Atlanta 2024 Minimum Random Testing Rates Return-to-Duty Requirements Do Not Expire New DAMIS Login Process Recording Safety-Sensitive Dates Acceptable Reasons for Random Testing Refusals 49 CFR Part 655 Q&A Available Now! Taxicab Exception: Passengers Must Contact the Provider Directly Can Two Collectors Be Involved in a Shy Bladder Collection? Random Testing During Religious Observances What to Do When a Follow-Up Test is Positive Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available What Happens When You Can't Reach an Applicant for a Second Collection? Troubleshooting CCF and Cancelled Tests Special Edition October, 2023 pdf 49 CFR Part 40 Updates: ODAPC Informational Notices Available Oral Fluid Testing Not Yet Allowed Who Cannot Be Your Collector MRO Prescription Verification with Pharmacies Importance of Accurate DER Contact Information on CCFs Policy Changes MRO May Un-cancel a Test Employee ID on CCFs and ATFs Criteria and Limitations for Remote SAP Evaluations The Employer Is the Sole Determiner of Collection Site Refusals Semi-Annual Laboratory Reports to Employers Issue 78 May, 2023 pdf DOT Publishes Final Rule Conference Success in San Diego! Contractor and Subrecipient Compliance FTA Post-Accident Tests When a Medical Emergency or Slip and Fall Occurs An Employee Who States They Cannot Provide a Sufficient Specimen Must Still Follow Shy Bladder Process Service Agents Must Not Act as Intermediaries in the Transmission of Alcohol Test Results of 0.02 or Higher Contractors File Their Own MIS Reports 1:1 Sessions Available No Direct Observation, but Initial Test is Positive What Do I Do if My Covered Employee has a DUI on Private Time? Records Maintained by a TPA Must be Accessible for Minimum Retention Periods Preparing Records for an Upcoming Audit Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available MIS CDL/Non-Revenue Vehicle Category is Not for Supervisors with CDLs Random Selections Must be Provided Timely to Ensure Testing at the Beginning of the Testing Period Collection Services Must Be Available During All Hours When Safety-Sensitive Functions Are Performed Understanding "Shy Lung" Cases SAPs Not Allowed for Non-DOT Violations Issue 77 January, 2023 pdf 16th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference Management Information System (MIS) Reporting Began on January 1 Reminder: Clearinghouse Requirements Do Not Apply to FTA Employers Errors that May Cause Cancelled Tests If Not Corrected Dual Mode Employers & MIS Reports Correcting Errors When A Collector Is Unavailable Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available Clarifying FTA’s Post-Accident Time Limits Employer Consequences for Violations Reminder: DOT Does Not Authorize the Use of Marijuana Alcohol Confirmation Tests Must Have A Printed Result Service Agents Must Individually Subscribe to ODAPC List-Serve MIS Training Sessions Available via Teams TPA Reports & Laboratory Statistical Summaries for Employers Post-Accident Testing: "Removed from Service" Applies Only to Rail Cars, Trollies, and Vessels Previous Employer Inquiries (49 CFR § 40.25) and Background Check Companies Arbitration Issue 76 October, 2022 pdf The FTA Audit Team is Back on the Road 2022 Management Information System (MIS) Reporting Employers who Operate Seasonally Must Still Meet Minimum Testing Rates Common Follow-Up Testing Issues DOT Tests Are Separate From and Take Priority Over Non-DOT Tests Check with the Medical Review Officer (MRO) to Determine Cancellations due to Collector Error Factoring Travel Times into Testing Refusal Exemptions for Pre-Employment Tests Taxicab Exception More on Found Items: Unauthorized Items Left in the Restroom Employer Discretion When Scheduling Random Tests Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available If You Receive FTA Operating Funds, All Safety-Sensitive Functions are Covered Reclassifying Drug and Alcohol Tests Issue 75 July, 2022 pdf Preliminary Management Information System (MIS) Results State & Local Legislation Prohibiting Testing for Marijuana Does Not Apply to DOT Employers Operators of Revenue Service Vehicles on Transit or Private Property Are Covered Previous Employers Must Respond to Requests for DOT Testing Information Cancelled Random Tests Do Not Count Toward Minimum Requirements What Happens When a Collector Finds Items Used to "Beat" A Drug Test? CBD is Not Regulated and May Generate a THC Positive Grantee's Access to Records when Maintained by a Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Dedicated Employer Representative (DER) Must Remove Employee from Safety-Sensitive Functions While Awaiting Split Specimen Test Results Obtaining Contractor Records Drug and Alcohol Substance Abuse Trainings Available Prescription Medication Cannot Be Verified Solely Using Photographs Finding a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Step 1 of the Custody and Control Form (CCF) - Collection Site Address What Will the MRO Report to the DER When There Is a Laboratory Positive, Adulterated, or Substituted Test Result? Issue 74 March, 2022 pdf Contracted Ridesourcing Companies Are Subject to Part 655 Reminder: MIS Reports Due March 15 Who should be listed as the Certifying Official on the Annual Drug and Alcohol MIS Report? Statement of Enforcement Discretion for Substance Abuse Professionals and Service Agents Extended Random Testing Rates for All Modes Special Topic Virtual Seminars Section 5310 Funding FAQs How Do You Know You Are Having an FTA Drug and Alcohol Audit? Employers Cannot Access Previous MIS Reports Old CCFs Can Still Be Used Diabetes Does Not Interfere with DOT Alcohol Testing Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available Situation Changes After Post-Accident Determination DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Oral Fluids Issue 73 December, 2021 pdf MIS Trainings Available Through MS Teams MIS Reports due March 15 Daylight Saving Time: Make Sure Clocks Were Changed Previous Employer Checks Return-to-Work Agreements after a DOT Violation Must Not Include Follow-Up Testing Specifics 60-Minute Drug Awareness Video Delays in Drug Sample Analysis Employees Covered by FTA and FMCSA Two Tests for One Event: Which is the Test of Record? Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available Laboratory Summary Reports Voluntary Self-Referral Programs Must Be Non-DOT Keep Non-DOT Tests Separate Shy Bladders & Removal from Safety-Sensitive Functions Employers May Not Adjust SAP Testing Plans Issue 72 August, 2021 pdf 15th Annual Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference a Success Oral Fluids Testing for Drugs Still Not Allowed by DOT Management Information System (MIS) Results Stand-by and On Call Employees and Random Testing Breath Alcohol Technicians Must Complete All of Step 1 on ATFs Drug and Alcohol Policies & 49 CFR Part 40 Pre-printing Step 1 of the DOT CCF Referrals to Substance Abuse Professionals Random Testing Excusals Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available Towing and Post-Accident Testing Alcohol Test Below 0.04 Not a DOT Violation Electronic Records Must be Legible Contactless Dispatch Security Cars Subject to Post-Accident Only When Carrying Passengers Issue 71 April, 2021 pdf 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Virtual Conference Get Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Data Before Contract Terminates Are Your Managers Really Safety-Sensitive? FTA Drug and Alcohol Compliance Audits Continue Remotely Positive Rate Remains High Former Employees with Violations DOT Agency MIS Data Non-Contact Responsibilities for DERs Virtual FTA Substance Abuse Seminars Available FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Reporting DOT Prohibitions & State Drug Decriminalization FTA Testing & Temporary Workers Pre-Employment Tests Reminder Software-Generated Random Test Dates and Times Saliva Specimens & Confirmation Tests Issue 70 December, 2020 pdf 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference to go Virtual in 2021 2021 Minimum Random Testing Rates Daylight Saving Time: Make Sure Clocks Were Changed Annual Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Reporting Updating Your Contractor List in the MIS MIS Frequently Asked Questions Cancelled Drug Tests Third Party Administrators Must Meet DOT Requirements Historical MIS Highlights: 2015-2019 Pre-employment Alcohol Tests Opioid Positives Increase Virtual FTA One Day Substance Abuse Seminars Available Testing Other Safety-Sensitive Employees after an Accident Revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form Issue 69 July, 2020 pdf FTA Provides Free Drug & Alcohol Program Tools COVID-19 Guidance "Completely Discounting" the Operator after a Non-Fatal Accident Correcting Minor Errors on a CCF/ATF Employees Randomly Selected for Both Drug & Alcohol Tests MRO is the Decision-Maker in "Shy Bladder" Cases Pre-employment Testing After an Extended Absence Employers Must Ask Applicants about Pre-employment Test Failures and Refusals 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference Update Post-accident Testing for Mechanics Revenue Vehicle Operators vs. Non-Revenue Vehicle Operators with a CDL CCFs & Employee ID Numbers Issue 68 February, 2020 pdf 15th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference 2020 Minimum Random Testing Rates FTA Follow-up Alcohol Test Timing Late Night & Off-Hours Random Testing Notifications Total Number of Employees & MIS Reports Step 4 of CCF Must Be Completed for Refusals to Test MIS Submissions Must Be Retained SAP Referral Required for Pre-Employment Positives and Refusals CCF Errors & FMCSA's Clearinghouse Correcting MIS Reports Ferry Boat Operators Should Report Random Alcohol Test Results to FTA FTA-Covered Employers Still Use Social Security Numbers or Employee ID Numbers Report All FTA Pre-Employment Test Results on MIS 2018 MIS Results Summary Drug and Alcohol Training 60 Minute Training Must Only Cover Effects and Consequences of Drug Use Employer Requirements When MRO Is Unable to Contact Employee Issue 67 September, 2019 pdf FTA Representatives at 2019 SAPAA Conference FMCSA CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Access to FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Records Post-Accident Testing: FTA vs. FMCSA Step 3 of the ATF: Common Errorst Drug and Alcohol Training Flaws in Alcohol Testing When Using an EBT Leftover Urine from a DOT Drug Test May Not Be Used for Non-DOT Testing Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Referrals for Education and Treatment Special Edition October, 2018 pdf FTA Minimum Random Testing Rate Will Increase To 50% Minimum Alcohol Testing Rate To Remain at 10% Increase to 50% May Require Policy Change Calculating the Number of Required Random Drug Tests Multi-Modal Employers Must Test at Higher Rate Issue 66 September, 2018 pdf FTA’s Drug Abuse Awareness Video is Now Available! Revenue Vehicle Control/Dispatch is Not a "Catch-All" Employee Category Fees & §40.25 Testing Histories Direct Observation Criteria Discovery of Drug Paraphernalia is Not Cause for Reasonable Suspicion Testing Does Your Collection Site Perform Directly Observed Collections? FTA Accidents and Vehicle Operation Post-Accident Testing Criteria: Medical Attention Away from the Scene Remote Post-Accident Determinations Another Successful FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference! Drug and Alcohol Training Ask the Experts Expired CCFs Issue 65 April, 2018 pdf FTA Drug and Alcohol at CTAA Expo National Conference Mobile App You're Being Audited: How to Prepare Only EBTs can be used for Alcohol Confirmation Testing Spring Ahead Electronic Custody and Control Form Use Policies Must Clearly Distinguish Company Provisions FTA-Required Choices and Company Policies Drug and Alcohol Training EBT Maintenance and Test Accuracy Annual Drug and Alcohol MIS Reports Record Retention PHMSA Raised Annual Drug Testing Rate to 50% Fallen Phrase Puzzle "Shy Lung" Breath Alcohol Tests Special Edition January, 2018 pdf DOT Publishes Part 40 Final Rule Changes to the MRO Verification Process DOT Drug Tests Are Still Five-Panel Required Policy Revisions Revised Federal Drug Testing CCF Removal of Blind Specimens Issue 64 December, 2017 pdf 13th Annual National Conference Registration Available Soon! Annual MIS Reporting No "Expiration" on Return-To-Duty Requirements Using Mobile Collection Sites Who Should Be Trained to Make Reasonable Suspicion Determinations Reasonable Suspicion Training Coming Soon: MIS Reporting Instructional Video Clarification: An Employee Who Consumes Alcohol While On-Call Has Not Violated A FTA Prohibition Reviewing SAP Letters & Testing Plans After Hours Testing Firearm Discharge is Not Cause for FTA Post-Accident Testing Spot-Checking Your Consortium/TPA Drug and Alcohol Training FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle Issue 63 August, 2017 pdf 2016 Drug and Alcohol MIS Results Alcohol Results Less Than 0.04 Are Not DOT Violations Responding to a 40.25 Request for Testing Information The Collector’s Role Another Successful FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference on the Books! Drug and Alcohol Training Timely Reasonable Suspicion Testing Employer Oversight of MROs Pre-Employment Test Refusals C/TPA Information Required on Annual MIS Submissions Top 5 Audit Findings Collector Errors & Affidavits Clarification: Tire Retreading is Not a Safety-Sensitive Function Drug and Alcohol Word Scramble Lift Operation and Post-Accident Testing Decisions Issue 62 April, 2017 pdf DOT Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FTA Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) Reporting Alere Records Drug Tests Times in Central Time Zones Daylight Savings Time: Make Sure Clocks were Changed! Drug and Alcohol Training How Many SAP Referrals? Free Drug & Alcohol Resources Telephone Preferred for Positive Drug Test Results Policies and the Term "Substance Abuse Professional Random Rosters - Accuracy Counts Removal of an Employee from Safety-Sensitive Duty Following a Post-Accident or Reasonable Suspicion Occurrence Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them The Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Policy Issue 61 January, 2017 pdf Use of Video Cameras in Reasonable Suspicion Determinations Reminder: Annual MIS Reporting Due March 15th! Clarifying Federal Requirements for Shared Mobility Company Policies Must State a Position on Negative-Dilute Tests Evidential Breath Testing Devices and Manual Mode Federal Drug Testing Electronic Custody and Control Approved Lab List Role of the Substance Abuse Professional Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them Drug and Alcohol Training Employees Must Relinquish Firearms at Collection Site Non-DOT Follow-up Tests Are Not Allowed Tracking Post-Accident Testing Delays Issue 60 October, 2016 pdf 11th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference A Success! Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Lowers Drug Testing Rate Ubers, Lyfts, and Ride-Sourcing: Do the Regulations Apply? What Employers Need to Know About Monitoring Collection Sites Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them Follow the Plan: Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs) 49 U.S.C Section 5339 Buses and Bus Facilities Grants Program Established Reclassifying DOT Drug Tests Are Taxicab Companies Covered under FTA Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations? Substance Abuse Professionals as Gatekeepers 2016 DOT Random Testing Rates Do My Contractors Fall under the FTA Regulations? Follow-Up Testing Must Be Unpredictable Safety Concerns Require Medical Review Officers to Report Medical Information Drug and Alcohol Training Issue 59 March, 2016 pdf 2014 Drug and Alcohol MIS (Management Information Systems) Results A Notice to Collectors on Using the Electronic Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control (eCCF) Form DAMIS Improvements Pre-Employment Tests and the 90-Day Rule The Importance of Accurate Contact Information Semi-Annual Statistical Summaries Discovering the Return-to-Duty Process Was Not Followed—Now What to Do? Stand Downs and Drug Test Results Compliance Creep—Consequence of Complacency No Time Limits on Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing Drug and Alcohol Training FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle Contractor Tow Trucks Usually Covered by FMCSA Acetone Does Not Interfere With DOT Alcohol Testing Issue 58 October, 2015 pdf Public Interest Exclusion (PIE) Order Issued Collectors and Refusal Documentation No Need for Redundant Pre-Employment and Return-to-Duty Tests Prior Employer Testing Histories Securing Donor Items for DOT Collections HHS Proposes Major Changes to Drug Testing Procedures Part 40 Amended to Include eCCF FAA Creates DER Video Series FTA Issues Series of Rx/OTC Brochures Possession of CDL Not Automatically Safety-Sensitive Drug and Alcohol Training FTA Drug and Alcohol Word Scramble SAP Referral Required for Pre-employment Positives/Refusals Issue 57 April, 2015 pdf Records Retention for Employers Offering a "Second Chance" New Hires and Old Tests Roundups and Random Batch Testing Does Airbag Deployment Constitute Disabling Damage? Officers Serving as BATs - Good Idea or Not? Documentation Required for Post-Accident Test Delays MIS Reporting Tips Online Collector Training - Proceed with Caution 2015 DOT Random Testing Rates Correct DOT Agency on Custody and Control Form Annual Testing Results for 2014 New Tools on the Website FTA Drug and Alcohol Word Search Tourist Trolley or Road Trolley? Issue 56 January, 2015 pdf Information Release: Lawsuits, Grievances, and Unemployment and Worker's Compensation Proceedings Using SAP Networks and Brokerages Correct MRO Information on Forms Important Announcement! Follow-up Testing and Extended Absences Annual MIS Reporting Reading the Temperature Strip—Doing it Right Blind Specimens Required for Large Employers and Consortia Common Collection Site Errors FTA Drug and Alcohol Training Available Reminder to Medical Review Officers (MROs) Verifying an Employee's Prescription Must Show the Backs of the Forms Shy Bladder—the Three-Hour Period 10th Annual National Conference Registration Online Now! FTA Drug and Alcohol Crossword Puzzle Why Calibration Checks are Important— What Documentation is Required Issue 55 August, 2014 pdf The 9th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference Rise in the use of Marijuana by Safety-Sensitive Employees Refusal Decision Makers 2014 CCF Used as Paper or Electronic (eCCF) Mid-Period Random Selections Not Allowed FMCSA National Clearinghouse on Drug and Alcohol Program Violators-Proposed Rule Drug and Alcohol Testing for Employees with Disabilities Random Selection Draws for Very Small Employers Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule FTA Reasonable Suspicion Determination Cards are Available to Order When Does A Drug or Alcohol Test Commence? Retention of Annual Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) Reports Updating Drug and Alcohol Policies-"Public Transportation" vs. "Mass Transportation" Tasers and Stun Guns Are Not Considered a Firearm FTA 5311 Tribal Transit Program Previous DOT-Covered Employer Records - What Constitutes a Good Faith Effort? Issue 54 April, 2014 pdf New Acting Director of Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Post-Accident – Definition of Operation of Vehicle Lifts/Doors on Light Rail Oversight Responsibility Refusals Recognized by FTA Efforts to Improve Collection Process May Violate Rule Testing Above the Federal Minimums Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule Drug-Free Workplace Act—25th Anniversary What Do You Have Hanging On Your Walls? FTA Grantees Have Access to Contractor/Subrecipient Records DAMIS Packages Mailed in December Electronic CCFs Not Permitted Ferry Boat Operators Must Submit MIS Issue 53 January, 2014 pdf Alternate Selections in Random Testing Alternative Methodologies for Drug Testing Post-Accident: What is the "Best Information Available"? ODAPC – Great Source of Information and Technical Assistance Materials Is Your EBT Compromising Your Compliance? Ninth Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol National Conference to be held in April 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule Early Morning and Late Night Alcohol Tests – Part 2: How to Accomplish Them Administrative vs. MRO-Produced Refusals Dispatcher/Scheduler/Call-Taker: When Do You Consider Employees Safety-Sensitive? Common Mistakes Found on Custody and Control Forms (CCF) SAMHSA Releases Report on Energy Drinks Issue 52 July, 2013 pdf New Acting Program Manager of FTA Drug and Alcohol Program Keynote Speaker Swart Stresses DOT's Position on Medical Marijuana at National Conference Early Morning and Late Night Alcohol Tests - PART 1: Why They Are Important National Conference Attracts 500 Participants Post-Accident Testing for Maintenance Personnel MIS Late Letters Going Out Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule FTA Audits Only Performed by FTA FTA Drug Testing Records-Security and Separation Maintenance Contractors Blood Alcohol Content Greater than or Equal to 0.02, but Less than 0.04 - Now What? Reasonable Suspicion Must Be REASONABLE Not All Evidential Breath Testing Devices Can Be Used For DOT Confirmation Tests Issue 51 pdf Collection Sites May Be Visited by "Undercover" Inspectors Immediate Means Immediate National Focus on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic When EBTs Fail to Print Confirmation Tests Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule Transit Safety Institute (TSI) Training Schedule Marijuana Class I Appeal Rejected By Federal Court, Still Dangerous With No Accepted Medical Use Notification Forms: Accuracy is Key Reviewing Collector Credentials? How to Revise a Submitted Annual MIS Report Post-Accident Flow Chart Why File Management is Critical to Compliance Providing Modal Authority for the CCF FTA Supports Reasonable Suspicion Testing Do Not Double Report MIS Testing Results Best Practice: Provide Updated DER Information Before Each Collection Employers: Save Copies of Your MIS Submissions for Your Records! Issue 50 pdf Random Selections Needed Prior to Beginning of Testing Period DAMIS Packages Mailed in December Random Testing Rates for 2013 Transmission of "non-negative" results Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule Transit Safety Institute (TSI) Training Schedule When Is a Self-Referral Too Late? Report Provides Disturbing Insight into Rx Misuse Pass-Through Agencies May Not Be Required to Have Policy How to Find a Qualified MRO and SAP What Happens When You Have a Re-Collect Negative Dilute Dissemination of Pre-Employment Positives Are Employees of Armored Car Guards Performing a Safety-Sensitive Function? 2011 Positive Rate Climbs to 0.85 Percent Daylight Savings Time: Make Sure Clocks were Changed! Federal Register Final Rule Issue 49 Summer, 2012 pdf Popular EBTs Removed from Conforming Products List The "Drug-Before-Alcohol" Problem in Testing Reclassified Tests Should Be Reported Ten Most Common Prescription Medications Used By Transit Employees What to Do When Your Collection Site Is Unable or Unwilling to Do It Right Cab Companies: Best Practices for Oversight Reasonable Suspicion Testing: Impairment vs. Diagnosis Weekend and Off-Hours Testing Consistency Is Critical U.S. DOT's Stance on Medical Marijuana How to Update Your Contractor List for Annual MIS Reporting Issue 48 Spring, 2012 pdf 90-Day Pre-Employment vs. Return-to-Duty When is "No" a "Test Refusal"? What Does It Mean to "Refuse a Urine Test?" Sixty-Minute Training Lacking New Ways Prohibited Drug Users Are Fooling Collectors ODAPC Issues Strong Reminder of Regulatory Requirement K2/Spice: Education is the Key DOT Unveils Mock-Collection Video Second Chance vs. Zero Tolerance 7th Annual Conference Another Success! Drug and Alcohol Training Schedule Semi-Annual Statistical Summary from the Laboratory Correcting your DAMIS Submission Until August DTAB Recommendations Have No Immediate Impact on DOT Drug Testing Programs When is a Vehicle in "Operation"? What is an "Accident"? The Status of Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (DAMIS) 2011 Reporting Issue 47 Winter, 2011 pdf 7th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference in Miami Five Practices Mistaken for Regulations Automatic Sinks and Toilets Pose Challenge DAMIS Annual Reports due March 15th New Questions in the DAPM Questionnaire MRO Must Maintain Originals of CCFs Ensuring a Truly Random Testing Program Random Testing for Small Transit Systems Six Changes That Will Immediately Improve Your Drug and Alcohol Program CHANTIX Use Poses Safety Risk for Transportation Professionals Drug and Alcohol Training Testing Following Self-Referral under Employer Authority Specimen Collection Quality Assurance Procedures Updated: Monday, December 30, 2024
