Employers should use this time to review the updated information that the DOT has provided and ensure their current DOT Policy is in compliance with the new rule effective January 1, 2018.
Click here to view the DOT Final Rule
The DOT rule changed addressed the changes to the DOT Agencies & United States Coast Guard (USCG) in regard to DOT-regulated employers what updates their DOT policies will need to contain as it relates to the changes
to 49 CFR Part 40.
What Is The "New" DOT 5 Panel?
The DOT has amended its current rule to include the following substances in the 5 panel DOT Drug Test. As specified in DOT regulations 49 CFR part 40 with the Cut Off levels listed in DOT regulations 49 CFR part 40; the following substances will be tested for:
- Marijuana metabolites
- Cocaine metabolites
- Phencyclidine
- Opioids** – codeine, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone & hydromorphone
- Amphetamines -amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDMA & MDA
**Some common names for the new semi-synthetic opioids include OxyContin®, Percodan®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Lortab®, Norco®, Dilaudid®, and Exalgo®.
