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Effective January 6, 2020 the Federal Motor Carrier Services Administration (FMCSA) requires all commercial drivers licensed (CDL) drivers who operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) on public roads comply with the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse regulations.
The Clearinghouse will offer employers a centralized location to query driver information and report drug and alcohol program violations incurred by their current and prospective employees that hold CDL’s and CLP’s. The employer must use the Clearinghouse to:
- Conduct a full query of the Clearinghouse as part of each pre-employment driver investigation process.
- Conduct limited queries at least annually for every driver they employ.
- Request electronic consent from the driver for a full query, including pre-employment queries.
- Report drug and alcohol program violations.
- Record the negative return-to-duty (RTD) test results and the date of successful completion of a follow-up testing plan for any driver they employ with unresolved drug and alcohol program violations.
The Clearinghouse will contain only violations that occurred on or after January 6, 2020. If a driver’s violation occurred prior to January 6, 2020, and is in the return-to-duty (RTD) process when the Clearinghouse is implemented, the violation and any related RTD activity will not be entered into the Clearinghouse.
For more information about the clearinghouse, visit the following link: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/About
To register for the clearinghouse, visit the following link: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/Register
If you have questions, please contact Donell Rosenthal at (406) 444-3024 or email drosenthal@mt.gov
For questions, please contact:
Kara Flath, School Finance Administrator, 406-444-3249
Debbie Casey, Computer Support Specialist, 406-444-3096
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, TTY 406-444-0235.
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