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Consortium and Clearinghouse
Enroll your company in D&A Testing Services consortium and the new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to ensure compliance with DOT regulations.
We will help you every step of the way!
Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse effective January 6, 2020.
Read below to ensure you or your company is in compliance with this new regulation!
Why join a Consortium?
In order to stay compliant with DOT regulations, companies must submit employees in safety sensitive positions to random drug and alcohol testing (see eCFR PART 382 at transportation.gov to view regulations on drug and alcohol use and testing in its entirety).
An easy way to manage random testing is joining a Consortium. D&A Testing Services provides Consortiums for DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and non-DOT workers.
Please contact our office for more information.
What is the FMCSA Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse?
The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will give employers, Third Party Administrators (C/TPAs), the FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs), and state law enforcement personnel real-time information about commercial driver’s license (CDL) and commercial learner’s permit (CLP) holders’ drug and alcohol program violations.
The Clearinghouse will contain records of violations of drug and alcohol prohibitions in 49 CFR Part 382, Subpart B, including positive drug or alcohol test results and test refusals. When a driver completes the return-to-duty (RTD) process and follow-up testing plan, this information will also be recorded in the Clearinghouse.
How are employers and C/TPAs required to use the Clearinghouse?
The Clearinghouse is a centralized database that employers will use to report drug and alcohol program violations and to check that current or prospective employees are not prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions. This includes operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), due to an unresolved drug and alcohol program violation—that is, a violation for which the driver has not completed the RTD process. This query must be conducted as part of a pre-employment driver investigation, and at least annually for current employees.
In addition, employers may designate a C/TPA (D&A Testing Services) who can report violations and/or conduct queries on their behalf. An owner-operator—an employer that employs himself or herself as a CDL driver, typically a single-driver operation—must designate the C/TPA in the Clearinghouse.
For more information on the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse visit: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/.
DOT FMCSA Consortium and Clearinghouse Start-up Fee: $160.00
(Includes pre-employment DOT drug screen, Consortium enrollment, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year, Clearinghouse pre-employment full query and reporting of drug and alcohol violations to the clearinghouse. Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)
DOT FMCSA Consortium and Clearinghouse Annual Fee: $95.00
(Includes Consortium, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year, Clearinghouse limited query, and reporting of drug and alcohol violations to the Clearinghouse. Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)
DOT FAA Consortium Start-up Fee: $130.00
(Includes pre-employment drug screen, Consortium enrollment, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year. Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)
DOT FAA Consortium Annual Fee: $70.00
(Includes Consortium, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year, Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)
Non-DOT Consortium Start-up Fee: $130.00
(Includes pre-employment drug screen, Consortium enrollment, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year. Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)
Non-DOT Consortium Annual Fee: $70.00
(Includes Consortium, audit support, random draws, ALL random drug tests and alcohol screens for the year, Note: for post-accident, follow-up, RTD or reasonable suspicion the standard rates apply for drug screen and breath alcohol test)