Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

What is a refusal?

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Drivers who are required to comply with Part 382 may not refuse to take a DOT drug or alcohol test. Refusals are reported to the Clearinghouse by either the motor carrier or the medical review officer (MRO) and include all of the following:

• Failing to appear or showing up late for the test (not including pre-employment tests).
• Refusing to provide a breath or urine specimen.
• Failing to stay at the testing site until the testing process is done (except in the case of a pre-employment test where the driver leaves the testing site before the testing process commences).
• Failing to submit enough saliva or breath if a physician determines that there is no medical explanation for a driver’s failure to provide enough breath or urine.
• Failing to cooperate with any part of the testing process.
• Failing to allow observation or monitoring of a urine collection, when required.
• Failing or declining to take an additional drug test as directed by the employer or collector.
• Admitting to adulterating or substituting the urine specimen.

A refusal to test carries the same consequences as a failed drug or alcohol test: removal from safety-sensitive functions and completion of the SAP evaluation and return-to-duty process and follow-up testing.

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Test Your Knowledge

Directions: Read each statement or question carefully and mark the best answer.

1. Drivers who fail to appear for a drug test can make up the test later in the week.
A. True
B. False

2. If a physician determines that a driver’s failure to produce enough urine for a drug test was caused by a medical condition, the test will not count as a refusal.
A. True
B. False

3. If a driver is directed to retake a drug test by the carrier, and the driver refuses, it will be reported to the Clearinghouse as a refusal to test.
A. True
B. False

4. Which of the following does not count as a refusal to test?
A. Failing to show up for a pre-employment drug test
B. Refusing to follow directions at the collection center
C. Leaving the testing site without completing the testing process
D. A and B

5. Which of the following report(s) refusals to the Clearinghouse?
A. Motor carriers
B. Substance abuse professionals
C. Medical review officers
D. A and C

Answers to quiz:
1.) B 2.) A 3.) A 4.) A 5.) D