The Alameda County District Attorney’s office is pursuing fraud charges against an orthopedic surgeon and his office manager for billing six workers’ comp carriers for medical services that it alleges were never provided. Investigators allege that they discovered at least 30,000 fraudulent bills filed for bogus supplemental reports related to drug screenings. Read more
The 2014 year is in our rear-view mirror, there’s less than three more months left and we will be starting 2015.
Unfortunately, due mostly to CARB diesel engine regulations, we are seeing many long-time clients making the decision to close their accounts and retire. Surely, CARB regulations have had no or little effect on our motor carrier industry and members – right! Read more
Question: What are the employer’s obligations, in terms of random testing, with regard to an employee who does not drive as part of the employee’s usual job functions, but who holds a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and may be called upon at any time, on an occasional or emergency basis, to drive?
Answer: Such an employee must be in an on-going random testing pool at all times, like a full-time driver. A drug test must be administered each time the employee’s name is selected from the pool. Read more
Fall is around the corner and we know that many companies will be going through their seasonal changes, many in the north preparing for winter.
One important thing to remember throughout the year is making sure that your company driver/employee list is current. This is the first thing that is looked at during a CSAT/Carrier inspection/compliance review. We know that drivers/employees come and go, and with all the other daily duties, making sure that your AADT account has the correct drivers/employees enrolled and available to be selected for random testing can sometimes fall through the cracks. Read more
We no longer provide a big (and costly) 8-1/2” x 11” fancy color certificate and instead we have downsized it to about 5” x 8” and it is now being printed (in color) at the end of your company profile statement. Read more
40.191 – What is a refusal to take a DOT drug test, and what are the consequences?
(a) As an employee, you have refused to take a drug test if you: Read more
This month we wanted to point out a few reminders regarding drug testing procedures.
When sending an employee or prospective employee to do a pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, or random test for drug and/or alcohol, you must make sure to send them with a completed AADT Form 111. Read more
Dear Valued AADT Clients:
I think we all can agree that the economy hasn’t been as resilient as we all hoped; unfortunately due to cost increases in a number of areas, especially at the collection sites, our cost of goods sold has continued to increase over the last year. As a result of this, we regret to inform all of our clients that we are forced to raise our enrollment prices. Read more
Question: I took a drug test and received a bill from the collection site I tested at. What do I do? Read more
By Sandy Medina – AADT CS Manager
As usual, we like to start with the good news first.
We have made it through the first half of 2014 and many changes are around the corner for the drug testing industry, AADT and our clients. The good news is that we have made access to your drug testing program and its testing results available 24/7, through aadrugtesting.com. Read more
By Lee Brown
The Commercial Driver’s License Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule was formally proposed in February of this year following at least 16 years of industry discussions and negotiations. The new federal regulation will establish a database of CDL holders who have failed or refused to take drug or alcohol tests or were convicted of driving under the influence, plus other related information. Read more
Question: Do I have to pay anything when I go to the collection site for my drug and alcohol test?
Answer: AADT formally contracts with all collection sites listed on the website at: aadrugtesting.com Read more
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