Is a motor carrier that is subject to Part 382 allowed to query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) for drivers who hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) but who are operating only non-CDL-required commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in ...

FMCSA-D&A-CLEAR-382.701-FAQ009

Question: Is a motor carrier that is subject to Part 382 allowed to query the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (...

Employer Requirements for Positives: Medical Review Officers (MROs) are required to maintain a signed or stamped and dated copy of Copy 2 of the control custody form (CCF) for positive drug test determinations. Are employers subject to the same ...

Guidance on the recordkeeping requirement for positive drug tests applicable to medical review officers and employers.

Question: Employer Requirements for Positives: Medical Review Officers (MROs) are required to maintain a signed or stamped and dated copy of Copy 2 of the control...

If a driver makes a timely request for a split-specimen test within 72 hours after being notified by the MRO of a verified positive DOT drug test, and the driver cannot cover the cost of the split-specimen test, will the split-specimen test proceed?

Guidance on the payment for a split-specimen test.

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Process and Payment for Split Specimen Test: If a driver makes a timely request for a split-specimen test within 72 hours after being notified by the Medical Review Officer (MRO) of a verified positive DOT drug test...

Disruptions to Drug and Alcohol Testing Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (2019)

DISRUPTIONS TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED NATIONAL EMERGENCY[1]

To help ensure the safety and well-being of everyone while also ensuring that we continue to meet our mission, we are providing the following guidance...

What work may the driver perform for an employer, if a driver violates the prohibitions in subpart B?

Section § 382.501: Removal from safety-sensitive function.

Question 1: What work may the driver perform for an employer, if a driver violates the prohibitions in subpart B?

Guidance: A driver who has violated the prohibitions of subpart B may perform any...

Must a motor carrier respond to a third-party administrator’s request (as directed by the specific, written consent of the driver authorizing release of the information on behalf of an entity such as a motor carrier) to release driver information that is

§ 382.413: Inquiries for alcohol and controlled substances information from previous employers.

Question 4: Must a motor carrier respond to a third-party administrator’s request (as directed by the specific, written consent of the driver authorizing release of the...

Within 14 days of first using a driver to perform safety-sensitive functions, an employer discovers that a driver had a positive controlled substances and/or 0.04 alcohol concentration test result within the previous two years.

Section § 382.413: Inquiries for alcohol and controlled substances information from previous employers

Question 2: Within 14 days of first using a driver to perform safety-sensitive functions, an employer discovers that a driver had a positive controlled substances...

What is to be done if a previous employer does not make the records available in spite of the employer’s request along with the driver’s written consent?

Section § 382.413: Inquiries for alcohol and controlled substances information from previous employers.

Question 1: What is to be done if a previous employer does not make the records available in spite of the employer’s request along with the driver’s written...

What is meant by the term "as required by law" in relation to State or local laws for disclosure of public records relating to a driver’s testing information and test results?

Section § 382.405: Access to facilities and records.

Question 5: What is meant by the term "as required by law" in relation to State or local laws for disclosure of public records relating to a driver’s testing information and test results?

Guidance: The...

Guidance on how a Canadian motor carrier can comply with the testing regulations when adding cross border work to an intra-Canadian driver’s duties

Guidance on how a Canadian motor carrier can comply with the testing regulations when adding cross border work to an intra-Canadian driver’s duties

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 16: Canadians believe that their laws require...