Originally Posted by
Just4now
The paperwork i have recieved from the company is for a DOT physical and a hair folicle drug test. They have scheduled me to start training next week so i am certain that i have the job as long as my tests are fine.
I have all of my medications prescribed to me with me at the lab to show them. The DOT physical is to show that I am capable of driving a company vehicle. I just wanted to be sure my prescribed meds will not hurt my drug tests.
The reason I asked about DOT is that it does not allow for hair testing. Only urine. So that is unusual as DOT regs are quite clear on that point.
However, if the testing is DOT regulated you can take your prescriptions with you as confirmation, if you choose, but should not provide them to the collection point personnel. In doing so you waive your privacy rights otherwise protected as medical records.
Since you are
post-offer they can inquire about any medical conditions or medications and you can advise them accordingly. The only person that can confirm your prescription is the Medical Review Officer (MRO). If the test shows positive for any substance the MRO will call you within 24 hours and at that point you provide the prescription info and the MRO then verifies through your doctor. While it may seem a minor point whether the prescription info is provided to collection personnel or the MRO it is not. The records of the MRO require that the information be maintained in a medical record file separate from personnel records.
The fact that it is DOT regulated, if it is, means there is no possibility that the drug information can be mis-handled as every step of the process is outlined in federal regulation and prescriptions cannot be used as a basis for dismissal or rejection but would require accommodation in some instances. See
Federal Workplace Testing