Department of Transportation Issues New Drug and Alcohol Testing Rule
by Natalie Beck
As a member of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA), we receive notification of any important information with regards to substance abuse screening. Effective this past Friday, the Department of Transportation (DOT)has passed an interim final rule which allows both employers and third party administrators (TPA’s) to divulge drug and alcohol testing violations of employees who hold CDL licenses and drive commercial motor vehicles to the applicable state agency if required by state law. This ruling states that employers and TPA’s are not required to obtain the employee’s consent in order to release this information.
To read the ruling in its entirety, click here.
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