HHS urged to move on oral fluid drug testing A group of lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to take action to allow oral fluid drug testing for federally-regulated workplace drug testing programs. Oral fluid testing was approved for use in 2023, yet no laboratory has been able to achieve certification because of regulatory barriers at the Food and Drug Administration, the lawmakers wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The group

Here are the links to a 2 part expose about loopholes that created openings for people posing as qualified SAPs . They are registered in the Clearinghouse, collecting money and making entries in the Clearinghouse. Drivers are not being assessed, are not going to education or treatment and in many cases not actually taking a RTD test. These are must reading for SAPs... Part 1 “1 in 85: The cocaine‑positive truck driver turned pretend SAP cleared 1,000 drug violations”https://w

Marijuana has been reclassified from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. Now, many DOT-regulated employers are asking the same question: Does this change anything for DOT drug testing? The short answer is no, not from a DOT compliance standpoint. What does the marijuana reclassification change? The federal government now recognizes some accepted medical marijuana use with lower risk; however, marijuana is still not federally legal. All DOT-regulated employers must stil