Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 1997Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2000

§ 382.409 Medical review officer record retention for controlled substances.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2001 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Oct. 1, 1997 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.

49 CFR § 382.409 — Medical review officer record retention for controlled substances.. Text in force on October 1, 1997. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2001. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec382-409. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/382.409?asof=1997-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) A medical review officer shall maintain all dated records and notifications, identified by individual, for a minimum of five years for verified positive controlled substances test results.

(b) A medical review officer shall maintain all dated records and notifications, identified by individual, for a minimum of one year for negative and canceled controlled substances test results.

(c) No person may obtain the individual controlled substances test results retained by a medical review officer, and no medical review officer shall release the individual controlled substances test results of any driver to any person, without first obtaining a specific, written authorization from the tested driver. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a medical review officer from releasing, to the employer or to officials of the Secretary of Transportation, any DOT agency, or any State or local officials with regulatory authority over the controlled substances testing program under this part, the information delineated in § 382.407(a) of this subpart.

Amendment history

7 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Nov. 17, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 87725, Dec. 5, 2016; 88 FR 27653, May 2, 2023; 88 FR 80181, Nov. 17, 2023]
June 1, 2023 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 87725, Dec. 5, 2016; 88 FR 27653, May 2, 2023]
May 2, 2023 → June 1, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 87725, Dec. 5, 2016]
Jan. 17, 2017 → May 2, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[66 FR 43103, Aug. 17, 2001, as amended at 81 FR 87725, Dec. 5, 2016]
Jan. 1, 2017 → Jan. 17, 2017eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
Oct. 1, 2001 → Jan. 1, 2017annual editions 2001–2016diff vs. previous
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2001annual editions 1996–2000viewing

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.