Federal Bill H. R. 6. the “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “Support for Patients and Communities Act” was signed into law on Wednesday October the 24th 2018 by President Trump. A copy of the bill can be found at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6enr/pdf/BILLS-115hr6enr.pdf.
§§ 40.135; 40.327 01/18
QUESTION:
The following certification organizations have met the requirements in §40.283 to obtain recognition for the SAP credential for it's members:
National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Certification Commission (NAADAC)
- Credential: Drug an Alcohol Counselor
International Certification Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC)
- Credential: Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
The following instructions are for the Drug and Alcohol Management Inforamtion System (MIS) data collection form:
January 1, 2018
The following form is the MIS Data Collection form required for use to report calendar year MIS data. The Instructions for this form are found at https://www.transportation.gov/odapc.
The DOT Agencies & United States Coast Guard (USCG) have provided guidance to DOT-regulated employers about what their DOT policies will need to contain about the changes to 49 CFR Part 40, which are effective January 1, 2018.
Today, November 13, 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule in the Federal Register (82 FR 52229). The rule, among other items, added four semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone). It also added methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) as an initial test analyte and removed the testing for methylenedioxyethylamphetaime (MDEA).
(a) If you are a service agent, DOT sends notices to you, including correction notices, notices of proposed exclusion, decision notices, and other notices, in any of the ways mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.
(a) Any person may bring concerns about waste, fraud, or abuse on the part of a service agent to the attention of the DOT Office of Inspector General.
(b) In appropriate cases, the Office of Inspector General may pursue criminal or civil remedies against a service agent.
(c) The Office of Inspector General may provide factual information to other DOT officials for use in a PIE proceeding.