“The FMCSA Clearinghouse is a centralized database that employers will use to report drug and alcohol program violations and to check that current or prospective employees are not prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions, such as operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), due to an unresolved drug and alcohol program violation—that is, a violation for which the driver has not completed the return-to-duty (RTD) process. This query must be conducted as part of a pre-employment driver investigation, and at least annually for current employees.” – FMCSA Clearinghouse.
DOT regulations mandates the use of the Clearinghouse to go into effect January 6th, 2020. Employers, independent drivers/owner-operators, and Medical Review Officers will be required to report all positive DOT tests for drugs and/or alcohol, including refusals to comply with drug and alcohol testing. Employers and drivers will need to fill out authorization forms and
/or Chain of Custody Forms with the drivers CDL number instead of their SSN.
Registering as soon as possible is the first step in ensuring you will be ready when the Clearinghouse is operational on January 6, 2020. Companies will need to register and have a payment plan in the Clearinghouse prior to January 6th, 2020.
Per the FMCSA: “Employers must purchase a query plan to ensure they and their designated C/TPAs can conduct queries. C/TPAs cannot purchase queries on behalf of employers.”
O.M. Management will be removing the burden from our managed clients by incorporating the Clearinghouse requirements into all FMCSA contracted services. At no additional cost, O.M. Management will handle all permissible TPA actions of the Clearing House on behalf of our FMCSA managed clients and independent drivers that are enrolled in our consortium.
OM Management will:
For questions or assistance with the Clearinghouse, please contact us and we will guide you through the process including registration, regulations, designation of a TPA, requirements, applicability, and payment options.
If you are a non-managed FMCSA client, we encourage you to contact us to learn more about our fully managed Drug and Alcohol Testing program.
In addition to complying with new Clearinghouse rules, our program offers several other services related to compliance and managing a company’s required DOT Drug and alcohol testing program.
If you are interested in finding out more information, please fill out the form below or contact us at 305-888-4050. We will be happy to discuss the services we provide.
Note: Working with a C/TPA to manage a drug and alcohol testing program is a requirement of all owner-operators (employers who employ themselves as CDL drivers).
OM Management’s Drug and Alcohol testing consortium is the perfect solution to keep owner operators in compliance.