TEST RESULT SUMMARY

FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates
Issue 20, page 7
Test Result Summary & Corresponding Employer Action

     With the publication of the new DOT rule on the Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (49 CFR Part 40), the wide range of test results and corresponding employer actions have been more clearly defined and standardized. The following summary is provided as a quick reference. For more explanation, the regulatory text should be consulted.

Test Result Verified Result Employer Action
Negative Negative No Action
Negative—Dilute [§40.197] Negative No Action; or
Employer May Retest
Temperature Out of Range [§40.67] Inconclusive Retest Under Direct
Observation
Evidence at Collection of Specimen Tampering/Substitution/Adulteration Inconclusive Retest Under Direct Observation
Positive [40.23] Positive—Rule Violation Removal From Duty Employer Consequence
Positive—Dilute [40.197] Positive—Rule Violation Removal From Duty Employer Consequence
Test Refusal / Adulteration / Substitution [§40.23; §40.191] Test Refusal—Rule Violation Removal From Duty Employer Consequence
Insufficient Volume With Medical Explanation (Random, Reasonable Suspicion, Post Accident) [§40.193] Cancelled No Action
Insufficient Volume With Disability—No Evidence of Illegal Drug Use (Pre-employment, Return to Duty, Follow Up) [§40.195] Negative No Action
Insufficient Volume With No Medical Explanation [§40.193] Test Refusal—Rule Violation Removal From Duty Employer Consequences
Fatal Flaw/Rejected for Testing [§40.199] Cancelled No-Action
Invalid Result With Medical Explanation [§40.159] Cancelled No Action
Invalid Result With No Medical 0Explanation [§40.159] Cancelled Retest Under Direct Observation
Primary Positive—Split Fails to Reconfirm Drug [§40.187] Cancelled Employer/MRO Notifies ODAPC
Primary Adulterated/Substituted—Split Fails to Reconfirm [§40.187] Cancelled Employer/MRO Notifies ODAPC
Primary Invalid—Split Fails to Reconfirm [§40.187] Cancelled Retest Under Direct Observation
Primary Non­negative—Split Unavailable for Testing [§40.187] Cancelled Retest Under Direct Observation
Primary Positive—Split Fail to Reconfirm but is Adulterated [§40.187] Test Refusal Employee May Request Test of Primary for Adulterant
Where to Find? .....

Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance
United States Department of Transportation
Version 1.0
August 2001
www.dot.gov/ost/dapc
Fax on Demand
(800) 225-3784

Substance Abuse Professional Guidelines
Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance
United States Department of Transportation
August 2001
www.dot.gov/ost/dapc
Fax on Demand
(800) 225-3784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information presented on this page should be used to update Chapter 7 of the Implementation Guidelines.

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