DERs RULE!
Stand down and do not return until you can blow below a .02
What are th consequences of a Breath Alcohol Test between 0.02 and 0.39?
•Negative results
•Alcohol results less than 0.02
What records must be kept for 1 year?
One of 113 compounds found in Cannabis being touted as a new miracle cure
What is CBD Oil?
•The collectors name is not printed or signed
•Two collections occur with 1 CCF
What are 2 circumstances that would cause a DOT test to be cancelled?
Vicks Inhaler
What is an OTC medication that can cause a positive drug screen?
True or False: The laboratory may report quantitative results on all positive results on Non-DOT Tests
What is True?
Fentanyl
Name a drug that won't be detected by the currnt DOT panel
MRO credentials
SAP credentials
What are 2 things that an FAA Investigator will look for during an audit?
33 States + D.C. + 3 U.S. Territories (Guam, Puerto Rico)
What jurisdictions have passed Comprehensive “Medical Marijuana” Laws?
True or False: If the donor claims a positive THC is due to their use of over the counter CBD oil for arthritis and they have the receipt of purchase, the MRO will overturn the positive.
What is False? The MRO must inform the donor under Federal testing regulations, the MRO will report this as a positive to the employer.
Under DOT, when a donor's specimen has a creatinine > 2 but < 5
When must a recollection under direct observation?
True or False: All Non-DOT tests are handled exactly the same as DOT tests.
What is False?
1. Following suspect collection such as unusual odor or color
2. When directed by the MRO or DER
What are 2 reasons for direct observation collection?
40.25 check & J Question
What would an FAA investigator look for when reviewing pre-employment records?
True or False: There is no FDA oversight on the manufacture and sale of CBD oil because it is a schedule 1 drug and illegal.
What is True?
What the MRO does if the donor has a valid Marinol prescription.
The MRO should order a THC-V test. If negative the MRO would report this as a negative and issue a safety concern. If THC-V positive – result would be reported as a positive.
A specimen that contains an unidentified adulterant or an unidentified interfering substance, has abnormal physical characteristics, or has an endogenous substance at an abnormal concentration that prevents the laboratory from completing or obtaining a valid drug test result.
What is an invalid specimen?
True or False: Only urine can be used for Non-DOT testing.
What is False?
Alternative specimens include Hair, Oral Fluid and Blood
When reasonable suspicion testing is permitted for drugs and for alcohol.
What are
1. Two supervisors, one trained, must agree on the decision to test; and
2. Only one trained supervisor needed for alcohol
Collection site
MRO
SAP
What are 3 types of Service Providers?
Tue or False: Transporting Hemp across all state lines is now OK since the passage of the Farm Bill as long the hemp has a THC content <.3%
What is False? It depends on the laws in the state where the hemp is delivered.
True or False: The donor drinks enough fluid to provide a 45 mL specimen, but the temperature is out of range. The collector must then perform a test under direct observation.
What is False?
A direct observation collection would not necessarily be required because of the nature of the collection. The collector should make appropriate comments in the remark section of the CCF
The donor is taking more than one controlled medication
The interview itself has raised concerns in the judgement of the MRO
The donor has a confirmed lab positive codeine and/or morphine downgraded to negative with no verified source as per the 15,000 ng/mL rule.
When should the MRO consider issuing a safety letter?
Tolectin® (tolmetin) Flagyl®(metronidazole)
Cipro ® (ciprofloxin) Ponstel ® (mefenamic acid)
What are medications that can cause immunoassay interference?
Two specimens collected using one CCF
Lab receives specimen but no CCF
What are 2 Fatal Flaws?
Employees and Supervisors
Who are people that an FAA investigator might want to interview?
In 2014 the Justice Dept. was defunded from prosecuting these.
What is states that have legalized Marijuana?
True or False: A male employee’s immediate male supervisor is eligible to serve as an observer for a drug specimen collection.
What is True?
The MRO will report the test positive with the comment:
“Donor claims use of medical marijuana”
What is FSSolutions Medical Marijuana Policy?
Failure to produce an adequate sample (45 mL)
in three hours after drinking up to 40 ounces liquid
What is the definition of shy bladder?