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...
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...
By Patrice Kelly, Senior Policy Executive Advisor, NDASA (on detail from the U.S. Department of Transportation) When you read a regulatory provision that does not make sense to you, you should pause and ask yourself if you are reading it correctly. You also should...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
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...
UPDATED WITH NEW DEADLINE The public comment period for the Federal Aviation Administration's Foreign Repair Station Notice of Proposed Rulemaking closes on April 5, 2024. (This is an extension from the initial deadline of 2.5.24). Have you shared your thoughts with...