49 CFR Part 655 Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations Format Date View the current 49 CFR Part 655 in its entirety. PDF June, 2013 Final Rule: This final rule is issued to revise sections of the Alcohol and Controlled Substances (D&A) Testing regulation to reflect recent amendments to the law. The final rule also includes technical corrections to the D&A testing regulation to more clearly explain existing compliance requirements, update regulatory terms, and remove repealed statutory provisions. This final rule is effective on June 25, 2013. PDF HTML June, 2013 Notice of random drug and alcohol testing rate. This notice announces the random testing rates for employers subject to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) drug and alcohol rules. Click here for a clarification of this Notice. PDF HTML January, 2007 Guidance for Safety Sensitive employees of ferryboat operations that are subject to the drug and alcohol (D&A) testing regulations of both FTA and the United States Coast Guard - Final Rule PDF HTML November, 2006 49 CFR Part 40 Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug And Alcohol Testing Programs Format Date View the current 49 CFR Part 40 in its entirety. PDF August, 2016 Final Rule: The Department of Transportation is amending its drugtesting program regulation to add hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone to its drug-testing panel; add methylenedioxyamphetamine as an initial test analyte; and remove methylenedioxyethylamphetamine as a confirmatory test analyte. The revision of the drug-testing panel harmonizes DOT regulations with the revised HHS Mandatory Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Federal drug-testing programs for urine testing. This final rule clarifies certain existing drugtesting program provisions and definitions, makes technical amendments, and removes the requirement for employers and Consortium/Third Party Administrators to submit blind specimens. Informational Notices Part 40 DOT - Summary of Changes Part 40 DOT - CCF Notice Part 40 DOT - Policies Notice Part 40 DOT - Employee Notice PDF November, 2017 Notice: ATTENTION: HHS-Certified Laboratories, MRO Certification Entities, and NLCP Inspectors - This Notice is a reminder that the 2014 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) expires on June 30, 2018. After that date, the 2017 Federal CCF must be used and laboratories must treat the use of the expired Federal CCF as a correctable discrepancy. PDF May, 2018 2017 DOT Random Testing Rates Notice - This chart outlines the annual minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates established within DOT Agencies and the USCG for 2017. HTML January, 2017 Implementation of the 2014 Federal Custody and Control Form (CCF) and HHS/NLCP guidance for the eCCF form HTML June, 2014 Final Rule: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) Testing PDF October, 2012 Published in the Federal Register on 9/27/2011 is the Department of Transportation’s Final Rule regarding the use of the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF). Importantly, the Final Rule extends the deadline for use of the old CCF until November 30, 2011, and finalizes procedures for use of the new CCF. PDF HTML September, 2011 Interim Final Rule: This IFR provides instructions to employers, collectors, laboratories, and Medical Review Officers (MROs) for use of the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF), and it offers a technical amendment to laboratories regarding mandatory reporting of confirmed positive drug / drug metabolite quantitations to MROs. The effective date of this IFR is October 1, 2010. Medical Review Officer Reminder - 49 CFR Part 40 Changes Effective October 1, 2010 DOT Drug Testing: After January 1, 2018 – Still a 5-Panel DOT Drug Testing: Employer DOT Policies – the Part 40 Changes PDF October, 2010 Final Rule: This rule updates the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. This rule is effective October 1, 2010. Summary of the Final Rule PDF August, 2010 Final Rule: This rule authorizes employers to disclose to State CDL authorities the drug and alcohol violations of employees who hold CDLs and CMVs, when a State law requires such reporting. This rule also permits TPAs to provide the same information to State CDL licensing authorities where State law requires the TPAs to do so for owner-operator CMV drivers with CDLs. PDF HTML February, 2010 Final Rule: This rule updates two important DOT forms - the U.S. DOT Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) and the Management Information System (MIS) Data Collection Form. PDF HTML February, 2010 Final Rule: This rule adopts in total an earlier Interim Final Rule’s procedures for using an alcohol screening device. PDF HTML February, 2010 NPRM: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is proposing to amend certain provisions of its drug testing procedures dealing with laboratory testing of urine specimens. PDF February, 2010 Direct Observation Collections Mandatory for Return-to-Duty and Follow-Up Testing Beginning August 31, 2009 PDF DOC August, 2009 Note: The Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) maintains the following related pages: 49 CFR Part 40 and related Questions and Answers 49 CFR Part 40 Federal Register Publications ODAPC Recent News Updated: Monday, July 23, 2018
