by NDASA | Jan 15, 2025 | DOT, Feature
The Oral Fluid Specimen Collection Procedures, together with the 49 CFR Part 40, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Operating Administration rules, provide collectors with the information needed in the performance of their collection duties Click here to view...
by Guest Contributer | Jan 21, 2024 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Bill Current, Current Consulting Group Let’s look back on some of the key developments that made 2023 an historical year for the drug testing industry. Looking back at an historic year for drug testing. DOT ORAL FLUID FINAL RULE On May 2, 2023, and just in time for...
by NDASA | Oct 12, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Resources
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has revised its Oral Fluid Mandatory Guidelines (effective October 10, 2023) and its Urine Mandatory Guidelines (effective February 1, 2024). HHS published the following Notice in the October 12, 2023 Federal Register:...
by NDASA | Sep 8, 2023 | DOT, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Patrice M. Kelly, JD, Senior Policy Executive Advisor National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association This is the second in a series of articles I am writing to dispel the “myths and urban legends” surrounding the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and...
by Guest Contributer | Jul 22, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Bill Current This article was written by Bill Current of the Current Consulting Group (CCG) on behalf of Premier Biotech for publication by NDASA. For further information about the subjects covered in this article, please email Bill at...
by Guest Contributer | Jun 23, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Industry News, Workplace Safety
Courtesy of Quest Employer Solutions For over 30 years, lab-based urine testing was the only testing method permitted by most federal government agencies mandating testing by employers, including the US Department of Transportation (DOT). It is the established gold...
by NDASA | Jun 22, 2023 | DOT, Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Patrice M. Kelly, JD, Senior Policy Executive Advisor National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to dispel the “myths and urban legends” surrounding the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and...
by Guest Contributer | Sep 26, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing, Feature, Industry News
By Bill Current, President and Founder, Current Consulting Group, LLC, home of Current Compliance, the industry’s only comprehensive on-line source for all state laws that affect drug testing. This is an exciting time to be either a provider or user of drug testing....
by NDASA | Apr 26, 2022 | Advocacy, DOT, Drug & Alcohol Testing, NDASA Guidance
In its role as the voice for the drug and alcohol testing industry, one of the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association’s priorities is to provide input representing members’ interests concerning drug and alcohol testing regulations. On April 20, NDASA...
