Post-Accident Drug Test

If a client/employer/employee/manager calls to report an accident, please ask the following questions.

Questions

1. Is the driver a CDL/Non-CDL?
2. What vehicle was he driving? - (We need to know if a CDL is required to operate the vehicle (16 or more passengers in all states except California and New Jersey.))
3. Was the driver ticketed?
4. Was anyone injured?
5. Were there any fatalities (deaths)?
6. Was any vehicle towed?
7. What is the manager's name of the driver?

Types of drug tests we have to schedule:

CDL drivers, IF driving a CDL vehicle:

• If someone died in the accident, A DOT drug AND DOT BAT (always FMCSA unless the driver is from RMA driving in Baltimore, then it is FTA)
• If the driver did NOT receive a ticket, then NO test is required by law. (The company may choose to do a non-DOT drug test.)
  
  The two combination rule when driving a CMV :
• Ticket+ towed= DOT drug and BAT test
• Ticket+ injury= DOT drug and BAT test
• HOWEVER
  Injury +towed with no ticket means no DOT test (the company may choose to do a non-DOT drug test.)
  
  

CDL drivers, IF NOT driving a CDL vehicle:

• The company may choose to do a non-DOT drug test & optional BAT.

-Non-CDL drivers

• The company may choose to do a non-DOT drug test & optional BAT.
  
  

Notes

• Post Accident tests will always have to be drug and alcohol.
• The drug test can be taken within 24 hours.
• Alcohol test (BAT) has to be taken within 2 hours ( can be completed within 8 hours, but if it's more than 2 hours, they will have to give us a reason why)