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On September 2nd, 2025 the Department of Transportation (DOT) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (FR). The NPRM is available on the FR web page. It was also posted on the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) webpage.
The proposals in the NPRM include:
1. Add Fentanyl and norfentanyl to the testing panels,
2. Adjust laboratory morphine confirmatory cutoff (urine only),
3. Remove the additional requirement for MROs to determine clinical evidence of illegal opioid (codeine and morphine use for urine and oral fluid),
4. Add and modify certain definitions,
5. Authorize biomarker testing,
6. Modify analyte nomenclature for marijuana (urine and oral fluid),
7. Revise footnote #1 to both testing panels to include more specific and updated criteria for alternate technology initial drug tests,
8. Add a 30-day requirement for drug collectors, STTs, and BATs within which to complete the required training and mock collections,
9. Adding a new 'fatal flaw' related to oral fluid specimens,
10.Modify several provisions related to oral fluid specimens,
11.Add clarifying language to other provisions (such as oral fluid collector training, SAP documents, and shy bladder/dry mouth procedures),
12.Various technical amendments.
The comment period for the NPRM closes on October 17, 2025. Comments to the docket can be submitted using the Red Button below.
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