Intent of This Program

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Intent of This Program

This program is intended to provide guidance and training to those individuals who will be primarily conducting Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated urine specimen collections and occasionally Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collections. To be permitted to act as a collector, you must be knowledgeable about 49 CFR Part 40, “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs,” and DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom you perform collections. Additionally, you must remain current on any changes to these materials by subscribing to the ODAPC list-serve. Collectors must also be knowledgeable of the Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines, Department of Transportation (revised January 2018), and the Department of Health and Human Services Collection Handbook for Federal Agency Workplace Drug Testing Programs (effective October 1, 2017).
This training program contains the necessary information specified in 49 CFR Part 40. However, it does not represent final authority. Every effort has been taken to keep this course up-to-date with current regulations, which at the time of this course edition are found in the "DOT Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines," revised July 3, 2014, and amendments published in Vol. 82 No. 217 FR 52229 (November 13, 2017). If anything in this program conflicts with any of the documents listed above, those references prevail and must be followed.
The training requirements for a DOT collector will include:
1. Knowledge of DOT agency regulations, DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines, and 49 CFR Part 40
2. Be subscribed to the ODAPC list-serve to stay current on changes
3. Qualification training through the completion of this course
4. Demonstrate proficiency in collection by performing five mock collections error-free - see section "Mock Collections" in this course for further information
Please visit the DOT site for a complete listing of the DOT collector requirements. This can be found in Subpart C - Urine Collection Personnel at 49 CFR Part 40 - Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs.