Interim Final Rule on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

Change in instructions to labs and MROs with respect to adulterated, substituted and dilute specimen results.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

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.

Final Rule on Revision of Substance Abuse Professional Credential Requirement; Technical Amendments

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.

Notice of Final Rulemaking on Revision of Substance Abuse Professional Credential Requirement

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.

Interim Final Rule on Procedures for Non- Evidential Alcohol Screening Devices

The notice amends and updates the list of devices that conform to the Model Specifications for Screening Devices to Measure Alcohol in Bodily Fluids.

Informational Notice Regarding Certain Substituted Specimens

The Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) is taking action to rectify what may be a mischaracterization of some test results as being substituted specimens.

In appropriate cases, ODAPC will reconsider the employee’s original refusal result, when reported from September...

State Laws Reporting Matrix July 2008

This matrix outlines the reporting requirements and laws governing drug and alcohol testing for states.

Interim Final Rule on State Laws Requiring Drug and Alcohol Rule Violation Information

The Office of the Secretary (OST) is amending its drug and alcohol testing procedures to authorize employers to disclose to State commercial driver licensing (CDL) authorities the drug and alcohol violations of employees who hold CDLs and operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), when a State...

Final Rule on Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs

The Department of Transportation is amending certain provisions of its drug and alcohol testing procedures to change instructions to collectors, laboratories, medical review officers, and employers regarding adulterated, substituted, diluted, and invalid urine specimen results.

These...

Response to Comments on the Amendment to 49 CFR 40.67(b)

The Department is issuing this notice to respond to comments on the amendment to 49 CFR 40.67(b) issued as part of a final rule on June 25, 2008. The Department is not changing this amendment, which will go into effect, as scheduled, on November 1, 2008. On November 1, 2008, direct observation...