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DATIA Offices Closed March 24 - 26, 2010 |
DATIA offices will be closed Wednesday, March 24 through Friday, March 26. Staff will be responding to emails daily. Thank you.
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NHTSA Updates the Conforming Products List for Evidential Breath Testing Devices |
On March 11, 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice in the Federal Register that updates the Conforming Products List (CPL) of instruments that conform to the model specifications for Evidential Breath Testing Devices.
The major changes to the updated CPL list include four new instruments and an update to the mobility status of one existing instrument.
The following four instruments were added to the CPL:
- Alcotest 7510 [manufactured by Draeger Safety Inc., Irving, Texas]
- Alco-Sensor V [manufactured by Intoximeters, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri]
- Evidenzer [manufactured by Nanopuls AB, Uppsala, Sweden]
- Mark V Alcovisor [manufactured by PAS International, Fredericksburg, Virginia]
The following instrument's mobility status was updated to include 'mobile':
- Alcotest 9510 [manufactured by Draeger Safety, Inc., Irving, Texas] See the full list here. |
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DATIA Submits Comments On DOT’s CFR 49 Part 40 NPRM |
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DATIA submitted its official comments on the DOT’s proposed rule change earlier today. In its comments, DATIA suggested changes to the DOT’s proposals for new definitions, reiterated concerns regarding chain of custody issues when transferring specimens from an IITF to a SAMHSA laboratory, provided comments on what MRO information should be made available to auditors, supported the proposed changes to cutoff levels and drugs to be tested for, and weighed in on the proposed MRO certification process among other items. DATIA encourages ALL DATIA members to submit comments to the DOT on their own letterhead as well. The more comments that the DOT receives, the more likely they will be to follow the recommendations of the industry. DATIA members may feel free to copy DATIA’s comments. Read DATIA’s full comments here in PDF and Word. |
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PHMSA Stay of Enforcement |
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has issues a stay of enforcement regarding the reporting of CY 2009 drug and alcohol testing data. Please click here for details. |
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Early Bird Conference Registration Extended! |
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DATIA has extended our Early Bird pricing for the upcoming 15th Annual DATIA Conference. Early Bird rates will be honored through March 19th, click here to view the Conference Brochure and register today! |
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DOT Publishes Three Drug And Alcohol Program Final Rules |
1. One rule adopts in total an Interim Final Rule authorizing employers to disclose to State commercial driver licensing (CDL) authorities the drug and alcohol violations of employees who hold CDLs and operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), when a State law requires such reporting. This rule also permits third-party administrators (TPAs) to provide the same information to State CDL licensing authorities where State law requires the TPAs to do so for owner-operator CMV drivers with CDLs. Therefore, it represents no change to our current regulations.
You can find this rule at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3729.pdf
2. A second rule updates two important DOT forms – the U.S. DOT Alcohol Testing Form (ATF) and the Management Information System(MIS) Data Collection Form:
· While use of the new ATF is authorized immediately, its use is required by August 1, 2010.
i. Updated Paperwork Reduction act Burden Statement;
ii. New DOT form number;
iii. Addition instructions on the reverse side of page 3; and
iv. Results box text is smaller font and have been moved.
· The new MIS form is authorized for use in 2011 to report calendar year 2010 MIS data.
i. Updated Paperwork Reduction act Burden Statement;
ii. New DOT form number;
iii. MIS instructions changed “RSPA” to "PHMSA.”
You can find this rule at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3731.pdf
3. The third regulation adopts in total an earlier Interim Final Rule’s procedures for using an alcohol screening device. Therefore, it represents no change to our current regulations.
You can find this rule at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3730.pdf |
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New DATIA Webinars - YOU Could Be A Presenter |
DATIA is seeking qualified presenters to share their experience and expertise with colleagues in he drug and alcohol testing industry, via webinar presentations. To fulfill DATIA's mission of providing high-quality and relevant education to the drug and alcohol testing industry, we are establishing a webinar program that will offer webinars, on average, every other month.
We are looking for a wide variety of presentation topics that will address the varied continuing educational needs of the full spectrum of drug and alcohol testing providers and end-users. We encourage presenter proposed topics as well as persons interested in presenting the webinars that were recommended by DATIA's Standards Committee.
Download the Call for Proposals by clicking on the following link:
http://www.datia.org/Webinars/Call for Presentations.pdf |
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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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2010 Annual Conference Attendee Brochure