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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 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.

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Attention Clients: Important change in implementation date for revisions to HHS and DOT workplace drug testing programs

SAMHSA has postponed the May 1, 2010 implementation of the revised HHS Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs. The new effective date is October 1, 2010.

The delay was issued to provide sufficient time for the DOT to evaluate comments and issue a final rule harmonizing its regulations with the revised HHS Guidelines in a time frame that will permit implementation of the rules at the same time. This action is welcomed; it will allow HHS-certified laboratories to use the same testing and reporting procedures for Federal workplace and transportation workplace drug testing programs subject to DOT Regulations, avoid the confusion of administering regulatory programs with different requirements and will ensure fairness in treatment of employees subject to the rules.

A notice is posted in the Federal Register for publication on April 30, 2010. The document is available at the Federal Register’s website: Click Here

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