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What is a DOT consortium? When doing drug testing, it's common for numerous companies to participate in a joint testing pool. Employees from each of the consortium's participating companies are deposited into the collective pool. From the pool, random selections for drugs and alcohol are made. A DOT consortium random testing pool is required for all owner operators who are subject to regulation by any agency of DOT.
Why would I select goMDnow?
What is Drug testing? To detect the substances and contaminants left out from drug use in the system, a drug screen or drug test collects and analyses samples of saliva, hair, blood, or urine. To detect performance enhancing medications such as steroids and HGH. goMDnow provides a wide variety of drug test services such as Urine tests Hair Follicle Tests with variable testing panels
A physical examination is a routine test your primary care provider (PCP) performs to check your overall health. A PCP may be a doctor, a nurse practitioner, or a physician assistant. And as per FMCSA requirements, all commercial vehicle drivers must pass a physical exam to show that they are physically capable of handling heavy machinery. This physical exam can be valid for up to 24 months based on the health of the driver
The amount of alcohol in your breath is measured by a breath alcohol test. To determine how much alcohol is present in your blood and the equipment makes use of this measurement known as BAC
What is a breath alcohol test?
What is a Physical Exam and why do I have to take it?
• Employee/applicants are required to complete this program in order to be deemed suitable to return to working in safety sensitive functions.
• How long does the return to duty process take? While the length of the process depends solely on the severity of drug or alcohol abuse, and the recommendations by the SAP.
What is Return to Duty Process?
• Testing positive or refusing a drug and/or alcohol test is a DOT violation.
• After a driver receives a failed drug test result, they must begin the return to duty process in order to get back on the road, and then continue a follow up testing process for the next 12+ months.
• The Substance Abuse Professional, or “SAP”, according to the DOT, is “a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow up testing, and aftercare.”
• The SAP makes the important decisions on whether or not an employee is ready to drive a truck, school bus, oil tanker, train, airplane, subway car, or other regulated vehicles and how long the follow up testing end education program should take.
• Once the employee has tested positive, or has refused to be tested, the DOT requires the employer to immediately remove said an employee from all safety sensitive functions.
• This process begins with an evaluation of a substance abuse professional, as required in the federal regulations in 49 CFR Part 40 Subpart O.
• A SAP program is required of those whose Failed Safety sensitive DOT position Or refused a drug test.
Steps for Return-to-Duty • Immediately remove the employee from safety sensitive • Find a qualified DOT SAP and complete an initial SAP evaluation • Finish a SAP recommended education or treatment program • When finished, complete a second SAP evaluation • If the SAP report is good, complete a return to duty observed drug test • Once the DER (designated employer representative) receives the negative result, the employee can begin safety sensitive functions again • After the second SAP evaluation, a follow up testing schedule is given to the DER (designated employer representative). The follow up testing schedule is a minimum of 6 unannounced observed drug tests within the first 12 months of returning to safety sensitive work and can last up to 60 months, or five years, depending on the SAP recommendation.
How goMdnow can help you to get back on road? Note: goMDnow will require SAP report for Return to Duty process to set up your Randomly selected Follow ups drug test. Failed to any requirement will automatically withdraw from the Return to Duty program. In order to goMDnow help you to get back on road, you need to follow these steps: • Get a DER (designated employer representative) who can represent you, if you are not employed register as "Owner Operator" or "Employer" under clearing house. • Sign up with goMDnow annual subscription • Select "goMDnow as cTPA" under clearing house • Place your mandatory Return to duty drug test • goMDnow will randomly assign follow ups drug tests based upon provided SAP report • goMDnow will report RTD and follow ups Testing Plan completion report to clear house.