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DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.333

Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information§ 40.333 What records must employers keep? (a) As an employer, you must keep the following records for the following periods of time: (1) You must keep the following records for five years: (i) Records of alcohol test results...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.327

Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information § 40.327 When must the MRO report medical information gathered in the verification process?

(a) As the MRO, you must, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, report drug test results and medical information you learned as...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.323

Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information§ 40.323 May program participants release drug or alcohol test information in connection with legal proceedings? (a) As an employer, you may release information pertaining to an employee's drug or alcohol test without the employee's consent...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.311

Subpart O - Substance Abuse Professionals and the Return-to-Duty Process § 40.311 What are the requirements concerning SAP reports?   (a) As the SAP conducting the required evaluations, you must send the written reports required by this section in writing directly to the DER and not...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.331

Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information§ 40.331 To what additional parties must employers and service agents release information? As an employer or service agent you must release information under the following circumstances: (a) If you receive a specific, written consent...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Section 40.329

Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information§ 40.329 What information must laboratories, MROs, and other service agents release to employees? (a) As an MRO or service agent you must provide, within 10 business days of receiving a written request from an employee, copies of any...