Below is a notice of a Proposed Rule making to allow for Oral Fluid Testing for DOT covered employees. Keep in mind this is a proposed rule and has not been put into effect yet. As with any drug testing needs, Concorde is here to help facilitate obtaining supplies and compliance services with Oral fluid testing.
The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to give employers the choice to include oral fluid specimens in their drug testing programs.
A notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the transportation industry’s drug testing program procedures is set to publish in the Federal Register on Monday, Feb. 28. The public will have 30 days to comment.
The proposal follows the Department of Health and Human Services’ 2019 rule that allowed federal executive branch agencies to use oral fluid specimens as part of the drug testing. Although the rule went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, each agency is required to go through its own rulemaking process. Monday’s notice of proposed rulemaking marks the beginning of that process for the Department of Transportation.
“This will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and provide a more economical, less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the program,” the notice stated. “The proposal includes other provisions to update the department’s regulation and to harmonize, as needed, with the new mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug testing programs using oral fluid established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.”