The Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed to amend the drug and alcohol testing protocols applicable to transportation workers by adding an option for oral fluid testing for drugs as an alternative to the current urine sample testing. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) also proposes to harmonize the existing transportation worker drug testing standards with the current standards established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the testing of the federal workplace.
CAA supports the proposal to offer optional oral fluid drug testing as an alternative. Adoption of this alternative will provide added flexibility to the drug testing program, may well result in more accurate test results, and will potentially result in both time and cost savings.
