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Drug and Alcohol Testing

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DOT 5 Panel Notice

DOT Drug Testing: After January 1, 2018 – Still a 5-Panel

The DOT testing at HHS-certified laboratories is a 5-panel drug test regimen.  As of January 1, 2018, the ‘Opiates’ category was renamed ‘Opioids’:

Marijuana (THC)CocaineAmphetaminesOpioidsPhencyclidine (PCP)

Under ‘...

SAP Certification Organizations

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...

MIS Data Collection Form Instructions

The following instructions are for the Drug and Alcohol Management Information System (MIS) data collection form:

- MIS Instructions

February 23, 2023

Approved Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids

Overview

Alcohol Screening Devices (ASDs) listed on this web page and EBTs listed on ODAPC’s Web page for ‘‘Approved Evidential Breath Measurement Devices’’ are the only devices you are allowed to use to conduct alcohol screening tests under Part 40.

You may use an ASD that is...

Approved Evidential Breath Measurement Devices

Overview

Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) devices on this page are the only devices you may use to conduct alcohol confirmation tests under 49 CFR Part 40.  These EBTs may also be used to conduct alcohol screening tests under Part 40.

To conduct a confirmation test, you...

DOT Drug Testing: Part 40 - Employee Notice

This is a reminder that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing program will soon require testing for four semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone).  The change is effective January 1, 2018. 

What does this mean for...

DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40 Appendix H

Appendix H to Part 40—Drug and Alcohol Testing Information that C/TPAs May Transmit to Employers

1. If you are a C/TPA, you may, acting as an intermediary, transmit the information in the following sections of this part to...