{"id":39530,"date":"2016-12-02T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=39530"},"modified":"2016-12-02T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T18:21:33","slug":"fmcsa-establishes-national-drug-alcohol-testing-clearinghouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/fmcsa-establishes-national-drug-alcohol-testing-clearinghouse\/","title":{"rendered":"FMCSA establishes national drug and alcohol testing clearinghouse","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA.jpg\" alt=\"FMCSA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a final rule, Friday, Dec. 2, that establishes a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial truck and bus drivers. The clearinghouse database will serve as a central repository containing records of violations of FMCSA\u2019s drug and alcohol testing program by commercial driver\u2019s license (CDL) holders.<br \/>\n&#8220;An overwhelming majority of the nation\u2019s freight travels by truck, and millions of passengers reach their destinations by bus, so creating a central, comprehensive, and searchable database of commercial motor vehicle drivers who violate federal drug and alcohol testing requirements has been a departmental priority,&#8221; said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. &#8220;This system will be a new technological tool that will make our roads safer.&#8221;<br \/>\nOnce the clearinghouse is established, motor carrier employers will be required to query the system for information concerning current or prospective employees who have unresolved violations of the federal drug and alcohol testing regulations that prohibit them from operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). It also requires employers and medical review officers to report drug and alcohol testing program violations.<br \/>\nThe drug and alcohol clearinghouse final rule annual net benefits are an estimated $42 million, with crash reductions resulting from annual and pre-employment queries by FMCSA-regulated motor carriers.<br \/>\n&#8220;This is a major safety win for the general public and the entire commercial motor vehicle industry,&#8221; said FMCSA Administrator Scott Darling. &#8220;The clearinghouse will allow carriers across the country to identify current and prospective drivers who have tested positive for drugs or alcohol, and employ those who drive drug- and alcohol-free. Drivers who test positive for drugs or alcohol will no longer be able to conceal those test results from employers and continue to drive while posing a safety risk to the driving public.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe final rule requires motor carriers, medical review officers, third-party administrators, and substance abuse professionals to report information about drivers who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Test positive for drugs or alcohol;<\/li>\n<li>Refuse drug and alcohol testing; and<\/li>\n<li>Undergo the return-to-duty drug and alcohol rehabilitation process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, motor carriers will be required to annually search the clearinghouse for current employees, and during the pre-employment process for prospective employees, to determine whether a driver violated drug or alcohol testing requirements with a different employer that would prohibit them from operating a CMV.<br \/>\nFederal safety regulations require employers to conduct pre-employment drug testing and random drug and alcohol testing. Motor carriers are prohibited from allowing employees to perform safety-sensitive functions, which include operating a CMV, if the employee tests positive on a DOT drug or alcohol test.<br \/>\nIn accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/USCODE-2012-title5\/pdf\/USCODE-2012-title5-partI-chap5-subchapII-sec552a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. \u00a7 552a)<\/a>, a driver must grant consent before an employer can request access to that driver\u2019s clearinghouse record and before FMCSA can release the driver\u2019s clearinghouse record to an employer. After registering with the clearinghouse a driver can review his or her information at no cost.<br \/>\nCongress directed FMCSA to establish a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse as mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).<br \/>\nThe national drug and alcohol clearinghouse Final Rule goes into effect in January 2020, three years after its effective date.<br \/>\nTo view the drug and alcohol clearinghouse Final Rule, <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/public-inspection.federalregister.gov\/2016-27398.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click this link<\/a>.<br \/>\nTo learn more about the drug and alcohol clearinghouse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcsa.dot.gov\/regulations\/commercial-drivers-license-drug-and-alcohol-clearinghouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click on this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a final rule, Friday, Dec. 2, that establishes a national drug and alcohol clearinghouse for commercial truck and bus drivers. 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