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DATIA Offices Closed Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
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Due to inclimate weather DATIA offices will be closed Wednesday, February 10. Staff willl return all voicemails and emails as soon as possible. Thank you. |
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DOT Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
The Department of Transportation released a notice of proposed rulemaking "Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs." The document is "designed to align DOT regulated-industry drug testing with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laboratory drug testing requirements. DOT's primary laboratory proposals include: Testing for MDMA (i.e. Ecstasy), lowering cutoff levels for cocaine and amphetamines, conducting mandatory initial testing for heroin and authorizing employers to use HHS-Certified Instrumental Initial Test Facilities to conduct initial drug testing. DOT also proposes bringing a number of their testing definitions in-line with those of HHS."
For the full proposed ruling, please click here. |
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DATIA's 2010 Courses - New Line-Up, New Courses and New Savings! |
For the first time, DATIA is offering special pricing for anyone who takes advantage of our new educational track. We have extended our outstanding curriculum with an improved line-up for 2010, including the addition of a brand new course - Supervisor Training: A Train the Trainer Workshop! Each training location now boasts four days of educational training, allowing participants to take advantage of more DATIA courses at one location thereby saving on travel costs and allowing them to take advantage of our multiple course discount.
DATIA is now offering a three day educational pass! For those who choose one half-day course along with two full-day courses it will be $575 for members and $875 for non-members. For those who choose three full-day courses it will be $699 for members and $999 for non-members. An average savings of $170 per attendee! Attendees who choose two courses will receive a $100 discount, double the usual cost savings! We take our position as the largest, most prominent association for the drug and alcohol testing industry very seriously and hope this new pricing scale will help our participants be able to enjoy DATIA's innovative training curriculum.
Training and development can help re-energize your staff in these crucial times when commitment is critical. Please call or register on line today! |
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Save The Date - DATIA's 15th Annual Conference |
DATIA's Attendee Brochure
DATIA's Exhibitor Brochure
DATIA will be celebrating 15 years of excellence in 2010! Mark your calendar to join us for this spectacular celebration during our conference to be held June 2-4, 2010 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Top-level speakers will address and interact with conference attendees to discuss areas of crucial importance to drug and alcohol testing providers. The DATIA conference will provide the opportunity for attendees to learn from the experiences of other industry professionals, as well as share their own “lessons learned” on how to best implement drug and alcohol testing programs. DATIA's unique and critical role as an educator for the industry ensures that the conference will stand up to its well-earned reputation with an agenda that promotes learning from the experience of others in the industry as well as networking among colleagues. Complete registration information will be to exhibitors in the next two weeks and to attendees by the first of the year. We look forward to seeing you in Phoenix in 2010 to celebrate this monumental achievement! |
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DATIA's Comments On New CCF |
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DATIA recently submitted comments on the Proposed Revisions to the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form. Comments included: suggesting the use of a third label on the CCF for forwarding a sample from an IITF (when that IITF cannot report a result for the specimen) to an HHS laboratory (in lieu of using tamper evident tape to reseal the sample for shipment), including a verification check box for the donor’s identification in Step 1 of the CCF, clarification of whether a DER and/or TPA will be allowed to ask the lab to pre-mark the agency box when printing the CCF forms (Step 1 Part D) and clarification as to whether omitting information in Step 1 Part D of the CCF will result in a flaw. DATIA also inquired as to the transition period for use of the new CCF, asking when the new CCF will be approved and available and since the current CCF has been approved through 2012 – if companies that are not using an IITF will be able to use the current CCF through that date. DATIA also suggested improving the print quality of the CCF so that all copies will be legible when transmitted via fax and/or scanning. Finally, DATIA advocated for the use of carbonless chain of custody forms where the data can be inputted electronically. For the full letter to HHS, please click here for a pdf and/or here for the word version. |
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2010 Annual Conference Attendee Brochure