Suggested Format: “Release of Information Form -- 49 CFR Part 40 Drug and Alcohol Testing”

Section I. To be completed by the new employer, signed by the employee, and transmitted to the previous employer:

Employee Printed or Typed Name: ______________________________________________
Employee SS or ID Number: ___________________________________________________

I hereby authorize release of information from my Department of Transportation regulated drug and alcohol testing records by my previous employer, listed in Section I-B, to the employer listed in Section I-A. This release is in accordance with DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40, Section 40.25. I understand that information to be released in Section II-A by my previous employer, is limited to the following DOT-regulated testing items:
1. Alcohol tests with a result of 0.04 or higher;
2. Verified positive drug tests;
3. Refusals to be tested;
4. Other violations of DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations;
5. Information obtained from previous employers of a drug and alcohol rule violation;
6. Documentation, if any, of completion of the return-to-duty process following a rule violation.

Employee Signature: ____________________________________________________    Date: _______________

I-A.
New Employer Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________
                 __________________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ____________________________________ Fax #: _________________________________________
Designated Employer Representative: ____________________________________________________________

I-B.
Previous Employer Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________
              ___________________________________________________________________________________
Phone #: ____________________________________ Fax #: _________________________________________
Designated Employer Representative (if known): ____________________________________________________

Section II. To be completed by the previous employer and transmitted by mail or fax to the new employer:
II-A.
In the two years prior to the date of the employee’s signature (in Section I), for DOT-regulated testing ~

1. Did the employee have alcohol tests with a result of 0.04 or higher? YES ____ NO ____
2. Did the employee have verified positive drug tests? YES ____ NO ____
3. Did the employee refuse to be tested? YES ____ NO ____
4. Did the employee have other violations of DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations? YES ____ NO ____
5. Did a previous employer report a drug and alcohol rule violation to you? YES ____ NO ____
6. If you answered “yes” to any of the above items, did the employee complete the return-to-duty process? N/A____ YES ____ NO____

NOTE: If you answered “yes” to item 5, you must provide the previous employer’s report. If you answered “yes” to item 6, you must also transmit the appropriate return-to-duty documentation (e.g., SAP report(s), follow-up testing record).

II-B.
Name of person providing information in Section II-A: ______________________________
Title: ___________________________________________
Phone #: ________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________

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