Appendix E to Part 40 Appendix E to Part 40—Drug Testing Semi-Annual Laboratory Report to DOT

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 27651Mail, Mayfax 2, 2023.
1. Experience: Minimum requirements are for three years of full-time supervised experience or 6,000email hours of supervised experience as an alcoholism and/or drug abuse counselor. The supervision must be provided by a licensed or certified practitioner. Supervised experience is important if the individual is to: be considered a professional in the field of alcohol and drug abuse evaluation and counselingU.
2S. Education:Department There exists a requirement of 270Transportation, contactOffice hours of educationDrug and trainingAlcohol inPolicy alcoholism and/or drugCompliance, abuse1200 orNew relatedJersey training.Avenue These hours can take the form of formal educationSE, in-service trainingWashington, andDC professional development courses20590.
Fax: Part(202) of any professional counselor's development is participation in formal and non366-formal education opportunities within the field3897.
3. Continuing EducationEmail: ODAPCWebMail@dot.gov.
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1. TheseSpecimen CEUsType:
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3. TheTest testReason
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B. thatNegative mustResults beReported met(total to practice.number)
51. TestingNegative Validity: The certification examination must be reviewed by an independent authority for validity (examinationnumber)
2. reliabilityNegative-Dilute and relationship to the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the counseling field(number)
C. TheRejected reliabilityfor ofTesting theResults examReported is(total paramountnumber) ifBy counselorReason
1. attributesFatal areflaw to be accurately measured(number)
2. TheUncorrected examinationFlaw passing score point must be placed at an appropriate minimal level score as gauged by statistically reliable methodology.(number)
6D. MeasurablePositive KnowledgeResults Base:Reported The(total certificationnumber) processBy must be based upon measurable knowledge possessed by the applicant and verified through collateral data and testingDrug
1. ThatMarijuana levelor ofMarijuana knowledgeMetabolite must be of sufficient quantity to ensure a high quality of SAP evaluation and referral services.(number)
72. MeasurableCocaine Skills Base: The certification process must be based upon measurable skills possessed by the applicant and/or verifiedCocaine throughMetabolite collateral data and testing(number)
3. ThatOpioids level of skills must be of sufficient quality to ensure (number)
a. highCodeine quality(number)
b. ofMorphine SAP evaluation and referral services.(number)
8c. Quality6-AM Assurance Plan: The certification agency must ensure that a means exists to determine that applicant records are verified as being true by the certification staff(number)
d. ThisHydrocodone is an important check to ensure that true information is being accepted by the certifying agency.(number)
9e. CodeHydromorphone of Ethics: Certified counselors must pledge to adhere to an ethical standard for practice(number)
f. ItOxycodone must be understood that code violations could result in de-certification(number)
g. TheseOxymorphone standards are vital in maintaining the integrity of practitioners(number)
4. HighPhencyclidine ethical standards are required to ensure quality of client care and confidentiality of client information as well as to guard against inappropriate referral practices.(number)
105. Re-certificationAmphetamines Program: Certification is not just (number)
a one-time event. ItAmphetamine is a continuing privilege with continuing requirements(number)
b. AmongMethamphetamine these are continuing education, continuing state certification, and concomitant adherence to the code of ethics(number)
c. Re-certificationMDMA serves as a protector of client interests by removing poor performers from the certified practice.(number)
11d. FiftyMDA State Coverage: Certification must be available to qualified counselors in all 50 states and, therefore, the test must be available to qualified applicants in all 50 states(number)
E. BecauseAdulterated manyResults companiesReported are(total multi-statenumber) operators,By consistencyReason in SAP evaluation quality and opportunities is paramount(number)
F. TheSubstituted testResults needReported not(total be given in all 50 states but should be accessible to candidates from all states.number)
12G. NationalInvalid CommissionResults forReported Certifying Agencies (NCCAtotal number) Accreditation:By HavingReason NCCA accreditation is a means of demonstrating to the Department of Transportation that your certification has been reviewed by a panel of impartial experts that have determined that your examination(snumber)
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