Submit your comments by Friday, October 17. NDASA has submitted its comments on the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Fentanyl to the Department of Transportation's Drug-Testing Panel; Harmonization with...
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NDASA Announces 2026 Conferene Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephen Loyd
The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association is pleased to welcome nationally respected addiction medical specialist and Director of Drug Policy for the State of West Virginia, Dr. Stephen Loyd, as the keynote speaker at the association's 2026 Conference &...
URGENT Take Action NOW on Rescheduling Marijuana
Safety is on the line as the presidential administration signals a schedule change for marijuana. We must act now to protect our industry and to stand for workplace safety by preserving testing for THC. OUR MESSAGE We are profoundly concerned about the proposed...
What makes a great trainer?
Jan Kornmann, NDASA Training and Certification Chair, founder KorManagement Services Training is more than just transferring information, sharing inspiration, guiding, and shaping the way people think and act. A truly effective trainer isn’t someone who knows just the...
The Relationship Between a DER and MRO
By: Jonathan Baktari MD, US Drug Test Centers Multiple professionals play a role in any company’s drug-free workplace program. Two of them are the designated employer representative (DER) and the medical review officer (MRO). What do these specialists do, and how do...
10 Reasons Why A Drug Testing Policy Needs to Be Updated Regularly
By Bill Current, founder Current Consulting Group Why should employers update their drug testing policy regularly? There are many reasons, but here are 10 that providers should have knowledge of so they can better advise their clients on why and how to update their...
Building a Defensible Breath Alcohol Testing Program
By Greg Mertens, Director of Training, Intoximeters Breath alcohol testing plays a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety and compliance with federal regulations. Being able to develop a defensible breath alcohol testing program will help ensure not only that you...
New Director of ODAPC Announced
The National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) is pleased to congratulate Doug Simon on being named the new director of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODAPC). Mr. Simon joined the office earlier this...
C/TPA best-practice recomendations for ensuring client compliance
By Colleen Wienhoff & Melody Paris, Wienhoff Drug Testing Working toward compliance should be the driving force behind all Consortium/Third Party Administrators (C/TPA) and their services. In the ever-changing drug testing industry, C/TPAs must be diligent to...
What if Marijuana Becomes a Schedule III Drug?
By Jonathan Baktari, MD, US Drug Test Centers With evolving legislation, the legalization of certain drugs continues to change. There have been a lot of question marks around THC, the psychoactive substance in marijuana. Over the years, we’ve watched as the...








