Submit an outstanding young person in the drug and alcohol testing industry In 2025, NDASA will recognize 30 incredible young professionals in our industry aged 30 and under who represent the future of safe workplaces, families and communities. Submissions meeting the...
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NDASA releases comments in support of the Department of Transportation’s recent proposal to allow electronic recordkeeping for regulated drug and alcohol testing
If you have not yet submitted your comments to ODAPC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow electronic record creation, signatures and storage under 49 CFR Part 40, please consider commenting by DECEMBER 16, 2024. NDASA's submitted comments are included below....
Take your SAP practice to the next level at NDASA’s 2025 Conference
A specialized training program for seasoned Substance Abuse Professionals Join expert trainer and veteran Substance Abuse Professional, David Perlman, BA, NCAC II, SUDP, CC, EAP for two days of intensive training during NDASA's 2025 Conference & Trade Show in...
Breaking News: DOT issues update to Oral Fluid Final Rule, allowing collector training to begin December 5, 2024
NDASA is pleased to announce both the most recent DOT final rule addressing oral fluid collections and the beginning of oral fluid collector training - effective December 5, 2024! In today's Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office...
DOT Electronic CCF Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NDASA is pleased to announce a long-awaited and very welcomed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the NPRM, published on Tuesday, October 15, the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) and the Pipeline and...
NDASA Announces 2025 Conference Keynote Speaker: Joe Theismann
NDASA is honored to welcome world champion quarterback, broadcaster and entrepreneur Joe Theismann as the keynote speaker at the association's 2025 Conference and Trade Show. This year's event will be held April 1-4, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Theismann is an...
NDASA participates in White House roundtable for National Recovery Month
In recognition of National Recovery Month, NDASA Executive Director Jo McGuire was among a select group of business, union and association leaders invited to the White House by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for a discussion on recovery-friendly...
Rescheduling of Marijuana Postponed
This week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrator issued a Notice of Hearing that is expected to publish in the Federal Register on Thursday, August 29. (Click here to review the Notice of Hearing) In the document, the DEA announced that a hearing on...
DOT Withdraws Direct Final Rule in Response to Negative Feedback
NDASA is pleased to announce that our efforts have been successful in having the Department of Transportation (DOT) withdraw its direct final rule relating to 49 CFR Part 40, "Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs" which would have...
“They never trained me for this!” What to do if what happens during the collection is not in the regulations
By Patrice Kelly, Senior Policy Executive Adviser, NDASA, (on detail from the US Department of Transportation) The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation, 49 CFR Part 40 (Part 40), and most collector training courses are written to address what...