Drug & Alcohol Testing

The OccMed Associates, LP clinics provide comprehensive drug & alcohol screening and collection services to meet the needs of your company's policies and protocols.

 

Reasons to Test Employees

Compliance w/Drug Free Workplace of 1998

Increase Productivity

Increase Company Morale

Decrease Absenteeism and Work Injuries

Decrease Insurance Premiums

 

DOT DRUG TESTING

DOT regulations require drug and alcohol testing of drivers, who are required to have a commercial driver's license(CDL).  The following tests are required by FMCSA regulations and performed in accordance to 49 CFR Part 40 & 382: 

  • Pre-employment
  • Post-accident
  • Reasonable suspicion
  • Random
  • Return-to-Duty
  • Follow up

DOT Drug testing is conducted by urine analysis.  All positive drug test results are reviewed and interpreted by a Medical Review Officer(MRO) before they are reported to the employer.  All urine specimens are analyzed for the fiollowing drugs:

  • Marijuana (THC)
  • Cocaine
  • Amphetamines
  • Opiates
  • Phencyclidine(PCP)

NON-DOT DRUG TESTING

If a DOT drug test is not necessary, employer's can save time by making use of our eScreen drug test system.  eScreen gives an instant test and lab-based test options that report drug screen results via email into a secure Inbox system. Most negative results will be reported with-in about 15 minutes of an employee giving a specimen.  Benefits to eScreen include:

  • Savings
    eScreen saves employers time and money in the hiring process - significantly lowering the overall cost per hire.
  • Hiring Speed
    Employers receive negative results online within 15-minutes of test completion. Rapid response to job applicants increases the odds of employers securing their first choice candidates.
  • Efficiency
    Web-based software and cutting edge technology coupled with superior customer service ensures hiring program efficiency. Enhanced test status monitoring, efficient remote hiring, and interface with HR information systems add to the efficiency of an employer’s hiring program for lab-based and instant testing services.
  • Savings
    eScreen’s web-based software provides enhanced test window enforcement and ensures consistent state and federally compliant protocols at each eScreen collection site across the nation. Manage regulated and non-regulated testing through eScreen's comprehensive offering of unique services that include random program administration, physicals and random program management and MIS reports.

 

COLLECTIONS

If an employer is contracted with a specific Drug Testing Laboratory and has an assigned Medical Review Officer, our clinic will perform a Collection Only of the specimen using the lab's collection cup and required Chain of Custody forms provided by the employer or lab. All collections and required forms will be shipped to the designated laboratory for analysis.

 

BREATH ALCOHOL TESTING

A screening test is conducted first. Any result less than 0.02 alcohol concentration is considered a “negative” test. If the alcohol concentration is 0.02 or greater, a second confirmation test must be conducted. The employee and the individual conducting the confirmation breath test (BAT) complete the alcohol testing form to ensure that the results are properly recorded. The confirmation test, if required, must be conducted using an EBT that prints out the results, date and time, a sequential test number, and the name and serial number of the EBT to ensure the reliability of the results. The confirmation test results determine any action taken.

Upon confirmation of an individual’s alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater, the individual is informed that their designated employer representative will be contacted via telephone immediately. The employer representative is informed via telephone that their employee has a positive breath alcohol test and the employer must arrange for transportation for the employee.