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1. How do you know your Drug Screening program is following current DOT guidelines?
   

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   Asked by cdeal from Dallas, TX
   Answered 15 years ago.

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   To begin with, your provider should be a certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) certified by DOT. Beyond that, submit the name of your provider to the DOT. You can look them up on line at www.dot.gov where you also should be able to find their official requirements for drug testing.
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   Answered by Mountain Spirit Counseling, Paul A. Hood, M.S., L.P.C. (Licensed Professional Counselor) P.O. Box 700, (Offices in Bailey and South Evergreen/Marshdale, near Conifer)., Bailey, CO, 80421, 303-838-8169 (Novice with 48 pts.)

   Answered 14 years ago.

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   As a Substance Abuse Provider it is important to follow guidelines since it is our job to protect the public. Employers will often send prospective employees for drug testing so that they can be aware if the person has a drug problem before they are hired. School districts will send students/and bus drivers for drug testing if they are caught with drugs or suspect drug use. It would not be doing anyone any favors by not following guidelines. To find current Colorado DOT guidelines look under DOT regulations 49 CFR Part 40. This includes urine screen procedures. The DOT or Department of Transportation send employees regularly for testing.-Angela Bastille w/ AAA Treatment Centers and A Good Life Counseling, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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   Answered by A Good Life Counseling 3540 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Ste. 2, Colorado Springs, CO, 80918, 719-632-8654 (Novice with 2 pts.)

   Answered 15 years ago.

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   The large majority of employers do not fall under the US Department of Transportation guidelines and are not required to follow the guidelines. Only employers that work in highly safety sensitive occupations fall under these regs, including truck drivers, airline pilots and workers, railroad and transit workers and nuclear power workers and others. Many other employers follow state regulations, for example, in Ohio, many self insured employers implement a
   Bureau of Workers Compensation safety program following those standards. Besides improved safety, the Bureau reduces the insurance premiums for these employers. You can go to the DOT website to see if DOT regs apply to your occupation. If they do, your employer's Human Resources Department or your Union can tell you if they follow the regs.
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   Answered by Lubben & Associates, LLC 429 Front Street, Berea, OH, 44017, 440-223-0305 (Novice with 20 pts.)

   Answered 15 years ago.

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   As a DOT collection site we monitor & review the DOT policy regularly. If you follow the link I provide you can see an email update button. In addition to drug & alcohol testing I am a DOT Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), as a SAP I also follow 49 CFR Part 40. It takes regular monitoring to make sure that I am following current policy.
   Links: www.dot.gov
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   Answered by Al'ta Counseling & Testing LLC. 702 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, 98402, 253-473-7586 (Novice with 2 pts.)

   Answered 15 years ago.