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§ 382.215 Controlled substances testing.

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2012.

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No driver shall report for duty, remain on duty or perform a safety-sensitive function, if the driver tests positive or has adulterated or substituted a test specimen for controlled substances. No employer having actual knowledge that a driver has tested positive or has adulterated or substituted a test specimen for controlled substances shall permit the driver to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 77 FR 4483, Jan. 30, 2012]

49 CFR § 382.215 — Controlled substances testing.. Text in force on June 1, 2015. This wording effective October 1, 2012 to present. Source: govinfo, 2014 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2014-title49-vol5/CFR-2014-title49-vol5-sec382-215. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.215?asof=2015-06-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

No driver shall report for duty, remain on duty or perform a safety-sensitive function, if the driver tests positive or has adulterated or substituted a test specimen for controlled substances. No employer having knowledge that a driver has tested positive or has adulterated or substituted a test specimen for controlled substances shall permit the driver to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.

[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 77 FR 4483, Jan. 30, 2012]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 77 FR 4483, Jan. 30, 2012]
  2. Oct. 1, 2001 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2001–2011diff vs. previous
  3. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.