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October 21, 2004

Reserve Your Exhibit Space Now- DATIA's 10th Anniversary Celebration Will Definitely Have a Sold Out Exhibit Hall!

More industry professionals look forward to and attend the DATIA Annual Conference and Exposition than any other drug and alcohol testing industry event. That’s because DATIA has become the premier association for the industry, representing over 1200 members, with proven programs leading the industry.

What this means: Your customers in one place at one time
participating in the biggest industry forum of the year.

So sign up to be an exhibitor or sponsor today! Click here to view the
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Question & Answer From DATIA's Forum:

Question: Is an MRO assistant allowed to verify a donor's prescription for the MRO? This would entail calling the pharmacy or the donor's physician.

Answer: It was my interpretation of 40.131 and 40.141 that the staff are only permitted to do the initial contact. However, I sent this question to ODAPC and received the following reply from George Ellis:

Their intent [40.131] was to correct past abuses from TPAs and MRO staff circumventing the interview process, whether directed or not, and making it clear the qualified physician had to conduct the actual interview.

Once the interview has been conducted, they (DOT) have no objection to staff under direct supervision of the MRO, verifying the medical information given to the MRO. This would include but is not limited to, prescription and medical/dental procedure verification.

Once the verification has been completed, the information must still be reviewed by the MRO for purposes of making a final MRO determination.


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