Question about DOT drug screen
#21
02-10-2008, 03:00 AM
Originally Posted by Fredog
A REPUTABLE drug screening place, has you wash your hands, empty your pockets and pee in the jar and immediately hand it to them, you then watch them split the sample, put the temp reader on it, seal it in a bag with your name on it and then you get a copy of the form and you leave, they will not ask if you take any prescriptions, IF it comes back positive, they will contact you and then you will be able to show if you have a prescription for whatever you tested positive for. this is how it is supposed to be done for truck drivers.
I think Steves friend works at a clinic just testing the general population Also 40.191-40.209 in respect to Problems in Drug Tests One other point. 40.85 addresses what drug can and can not be tested for. kc0iv
#22
02-10-2008, 03:07 AM
Originally Posted by kc0iv
Originally Posted by Fredog
A REPUTABLE drug screening place, has you wash your hands, empty your pockets and pee in the jar and immediately hand it to them, you then watch them split the sample, put the temp reader on it, seal it in a bag with your name on it and then you get a copy of the form and you leave, they will not ask if you take any prescriptions, IF it comes back positive, they will contact you and then you will be able to show if you have a prescription for whatever you tested positive for. this is how it is supposed to be done for truck drivers.
I think Steves friend works at a clinic just testing the general population Also 40.191-40.209 in respect to Problems in Drug Tests One other point. 40.85 addresses what drug can and can not be tested for. kc0iv Why don't they just do that instead? Since it's a requirement and safety issue. especially if someone smells like bleach ?
#23
02-10-2008, 03:15 AM
Originally Posted by Kurbski
Originally Posted by kc0iv
Originally Posted by Fredog
A REPUTABLE drug screening place, has you wash your hands, empty your pockets and pee in the jar and immediately hand it to them, you then watch them split the sample, put the temp reader on it, seal it in a bag with your name on it and then you get a copy of the form and you leave, they will not ask if you take any prescriptions, IF it comes back positive, they will contact you and then you will be able to show if you have a prescription for whatever you tested positive for. this is how it is supposed to be done for truck drivers.
I think Steves friend works at a clinic just testing the general population Also 40.191-40.209 in respect to Problems in Drug Tests One other point. 40.85 addresses what drug can and can not be tested for. kc0iv Why don't they just do that instead? Since it's a requirement and safety issue. especially if someone smells like bleach ?
#24
02-10-2008, 03:21 AM
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#25
02-10-2008, 04:28 AM
Originally Posted by Malaki86
Originally Posted by Fredog
Originally Posted by Skywalker
Originally Posted by Malaki86
No - he asked for: drivers license, DOT medical card, log book, permit book and latest DOT drug screen. There is no card issued, or anything else.....beyond the absence of a message or phone call from Safety or management that says: "We need to talk".... The drug screen is a full size sheet of paper stating where it was done, when, by who, etc etc.
#27
02-10-2008, 05:16 AM
You are full of crap. If you have a legitimate medical reason the results are reported as NEGATIVE.
Review by the Medical Review Officer (MRO) Upon receipt of the test result from the laboratory, the MRO will: • Review paperwork for accuracy. • Report a negative result to the Designated Employer Representative (DER); • If the result is positive, conduct an interview with you to determine if there is a legitimate medical reason for the result. If a legitimate medical reason is established, the MRO will report the result to the DER as negative. If not, the MRO will report the result to the DER as positive. 
Originally Posted by SteveBooth
You can take all the bottles and paperwork you want with you to the drug screener. THEY DON'T CARE. Your test will still indicate that you failed without any mention of your prescription. It is up to the company who is hiring you to determine what they want to do. They will most likely send you for another test when your better.
It is NOT up to the drug testing company to make ANY determinations AT ALL.
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#29
02-10-2008, 06:25 AM
Originally Posted by SteveBooth
I have my own authority, I don't report to anyone. No drug test required for my CDL or job.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s alcohol and drug testing rules apply to every person and to all employers of such persons who operate a commercial motor vehicle in commerce in any state, and is subject to: (1) the commercial driver’s license requirements of 49 CFR Part 383; (2) the Licencia Federal de Conductor (Mexico) requirements; or (3) the commercial driver’s license requirements of the Canadian Nat
#30
02-10-2008, 06:28 AM
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Please list the full regulation.
The state of NH does not require you to have a copy of your drug test to get your license. Since I don't have a boss I don't have to have one to get hired. I do belong to a random drug testing program but there isn't anyone who looks at the results except ME. Answer me this then. Who is the actual person who requests the drug report when getting your CDL????? |
