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Drug and Alcohol Programs

Safety-sensitive employees are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of federal regulations aimed at increasing public safety. Rural and tribal transit agencies are responsible for making sure that these requirements are met. This topic guide will direct you to the most current and relevant resources on all aspects of the federal drug and alcohol requirements.

FTA and U.S. DOT Resources

FTA Drug & Alcohol Program, 2023
FTA Drug and Alcohol Policy Builder, 2022
FTA Example of Completed Federal Drug Testing CCF and Drug Test Custody and Control Form Review Checklist, 2023
FTA Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations in Public Transportation, 2019
Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol National Conference, 2021
FTA Technical Assistance, 2022
FTA Tools and Resources page, 2022
FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Update Newsletters, 2023
U.S. DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance page, 2023
FTA Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drug Use in the Public Transit Industry Final Report, 2022
U.S. DOT ODAPC Frequently Asked Questions, 2021

National RTAP Resources

2 the Point Training Cards on Drugs and Alcohol in English and Spanish, 2018

eLearning Substance Abuse Training and Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors

Substance Abuse Awareness Training, Testing, and Compliance Technical Brief, 2022

Webinar on Drug & Alcohol Fitness-for-Duty Policies & Procedures for Public Transit, 2018

Webinar on U.S. DOT Drug & Alcohol Regulation Update - Oral Fluid Drug Testing & More! 2023

Webinar on Understanding the Updated USDOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulation, 2017

Transit Manager's Toolkit section on Drug and Alcohol P rograms, 2024

Additional Resources

California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) / CALTRANS Drug and Alcohol Resource Materials Page includes guidelines, templates and webinars

DISA Drug Testing Calculator

FMCSA's Implementation Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Regulations, 2014 and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, 2021

Florida RTAP, run by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), has a Resource Library that includes drug and alcohol videos, workbooks and other resources.

Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility's Driving Under the Influence of Drugs: A Checklist for Policymakers, 2015

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Accelerating Progress to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities video, 2018

National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) State Laws Map

NHTSA's Alcohol-Impaired Driving, 2021, and Practices for Sharing Drug Recognition Expert Resources, 2023

Office of National Drug Control Policy's Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Rural Communities, 2020

Shared-Use Mobility Center's (SUMC) Using COMPASS to Navigate Cecil County, MD, 2022

TRB's Drug-Impaired Driving: Research Needs, 2019

TCRP's Eliminating Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, 2018

United Motorcoach Association's CBD Can Jeopardize Your CDL: Even Products Labeled as THC-Free May Cause Positive Drug Tests, 2020

USDA's Federal Resources for Rural Communities to Help Address Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse, 2018

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Updated May 6, 2024

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Drug and Alcohol Programs Topic Guide

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