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DOT Publishes Final Rule on Specimen Validity Testing in 49 CFR Part 40


June 25, 2008

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The Final Rule makes specimen validity testing mandatory within the regulated transportation industries.



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The DOT has published amendments to certain provisions of its drug and alcohol testing procedures to create consistency with DHHS validity testing requirements and to incorporate several provisions of the DOT Interim Final Rules into CFR 49 Part 40.  The Final Rule is effective August 25, 2008 and makes specimen validity testing mandatory within the regulated transportation industries. 

The Final Rule also describes requirements for reporting results of specimen validity testing which will require MEDTOX to modify some report content and protocols.   We anticipate these changes will have minimal impact on MEDTOX clients.  Sample reports will be provided as the revised format becomes available.

For additional information and full text of the Final Rule, log into the DOT website at  http://www.dot.gov/ost/dapc/NEW_DOCS/part40.html.

NEWS & INSIGHTS

UPS will not be delivering to MEDTOX on Saturday, July 4th.  Please schedule your specimen collections accordingly.

UPS is now the MEDTOX carrier of choice.  Please view the FAQ sheet for more details, or contact our Collection Site Coordination Team at 888-310-2911.  View examples of correctly completed Standard Delivery and Saturday Deliver airbills.  UPS airbills can be printed directly at: http://medtox.upsrow.com

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