Do I need to be DOT certified to participate in DOT's drug and alcohol testing program as a service agent (i.e.
urine specimen collector, breath alcohol technician (BAT), screening test technician (STT), medical review officer (MRO), substance abuse professional (SAP), consortium / third - party administrator (C / TPA), or laboratory)?
As an employer, where do I find a list of qualified service agents (e.g.
urine specimen collectors, BATs, STTs, MROs, SAPs, or laboratories)?
Not exact matches
-- If the employee ultimately fails to provide a sufficient amount of
urine during the remaining time, the
collector discontinues the collection, discards any
specimen the employee previously provided, appropriately documents the CCF, and immediately notifies the DER and the MRO — following the requirements at § 40.193 (b)(4) and (b)(5).
As an employer, or an employer's service agent — for example a C / TPA, you must ensure the
collector has the following information when conducting a
urine specimen collection for you:
As the
collector, you must take the following steps before the employee provides the
urine specimen:
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.
(b) As the
collector, you must take the following steps, in order, after the employee brings the
urine specimen to you.
(c) As the DER, when the
collector informs you that the employee has not provided a sufficient amount of
urine (see paragraph (b)(4) of this section), you must, after consulting with the MRO, direct the employee to obtain, within five days, an evaluation from a licensed physician, acceptable to the MRO, who has expertise in the medical issues raised by the employee's failure to provide a sufficient
specimen.
Specimen Collectors are responsible for collecting various samples, such as
urine, hair follicle, breathe alcohol, or other
specimens for DNA testing.