This rule makes a series of technical amendments to the drug and alcohol testing procedural rule. The technical amendments clarify certain provisions of the rule and address omissions or problems identified since the publication of the final rule in December 2000.
Proposal to revise the MIS form currently used by the six Operating Administrations (OA) and the United States Coast Guard and to streamline the annual reporting of drug and alcohol program data to the OAs through use of a one-page MIS data collection form. The Department also desires to...
The rule establishes procedures for use non-evidential alcohol screening devices in the DOT regulated industry testing programs.
Instructions to MROs with respect to reporting specimens as dilute or substituted.
Drug & Alcohol Management Information System Reporting.
Revision of Substance Abuse Professional Credential Requirements.
DOT Informational Notice: HHS Drug Testing Proposals.
Change in instructions to labs and MROs with respect to adulterated, substituted and dilute specimen results.
Proposal for drug testing; specifically, specimen validity testing (SVT) (the testing for adulterants and substitutions in urine specimens). There are also a number of recommended changes to the laboratory and medical review officer (MRO) responsibilities with regard to SVT.
Adding state-licensed or certified marriage and family therapists to the list of credentialed professionals eligible to serve as substance abuse professionals. There are also a series of technical amendments to the drug and alcohol testing procedural rule.