Guidance on employer joining consortium

Guidance on employer joining consortium

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 12: If an employer joins a consortium, and the consortium is randomly testing at the appropriate rates, will these rates meet the requirements of the alcohol and controlled...

How is driver violation and return-to-duty (RTD) information recorded in the Clearinghouse?

How is driver violation and return-to-duty (RTD) information recorded in the Clearinghouse?

Guidance: 

Per § 382.705, the following individuals must report the following information:

How are substance abuse professionals (SAPs) required to use the Clearinghouse?

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How are substance abuse professionals (SAPs) required to use the Clearinghouse?

Guidance: 

SAPs must use the Clearinghouse to report specific information about a CDL driver’s return-to-duty (RTD) activities. This information includes the date...

What actions should an employer take if unable to conduct required pre-employment queries?

Guidance for employers unable to perform a preemployment query due to intermittent Clearinghouse outages on January 6, 2020.

What actions should an employer take if unable to conduct required pre-employment queries?

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Question 11: Who is responsible for reimbursing the SAP for services rendered? Who is responsible for paying for follow-up testing recommended by the SAP?

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Question 11: Who is responsible for reimbursing the SAP for services rendered? Who is responsible for paying for follow-up testing recommended by the SAP?

Guidance: The DOT rules do not affix...

How do owner-operators meet their Clearinghouse obligations?

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How do owner-operators meet their Clearinghouse obligations?

Guidance: 

An owner-operator (an employer who employs himself or herself as a CDL driver, typically a single-driver operation) is subject to the requirements pertaining to employers...

Is it necessary for an owner-operator, who is not leased to a motor carrier, to belong to a consortium for random testing purposes?

Guidance on owner-operator joining consortium

Section § 382.305: Random testing.

Question 11: Is it necessary for an owner-operator, who is not leased to a motor carrier, to belong to a consortium for random testing purposes?

Guidance: Yes....

Question 10: Can an employee receive the follow-up from an SAP who did not conduct the initial SAP evaluation?

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Question 10: Can an employee receive the follow-up from an SAP who did not conduct the initial SAP evaluation?

Guidance: Although it is preferable for the same SAP to conduct both evaluations, this...

Question 9: Is an employer obligated to return an employee to safety-sensitive duty following the SAP's finding during the follow-up evaluation that the employee has demonstrated successful compliance with the treatment recommendation?

Section § 382.605: Referral, evaluation, and treatment.

Question 9: Is an employer obligated to return an employee to safety-sensitive duty following the SAP's finding during the follow-up evaluation that the employee has demonstrated successful compliance with the...

If a driver has been notified of his/her selection of random drug and/or alcohol testing and the testing cannot be completed because of “unforeseeable obstacles” at the collection site (i.e. collection site closed, collector unavailable when driver shows

Question 21: If a driver has been notified of his/her selection of random drug and/or alcohol testing and the testing cannot be completed because of “unforeseeable obstacles” at the collection site (i.e. collection site closed, collector unavailable when driver shows up,...