Do DOT Collectors Have to Subscribe to ODAPC Email Updates?

Yes. Under 49 CFR 40.33(a) for urine collectors and 40.35(a) for oral fluid collectors, a DOT collector subscribes to the ODAPC list-serve, which the rules locate at the Get ODAPC Updates by Email page on transportation.gov. Under 49 CFR 40.3, the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) is the office in the Office of the Secretary, DOT, that is responsible for coordinating drug and alcohol testing program matters within the Department.

The subscription is part of the basic information requirement in paragraph (a) of each section. Under that paragraph, the collector:

• Is knowledgeable about Part 40
• Is knowledgeable about the current DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines or DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines
• Is knowledgeable about the DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom the collector performs collections
• Keeps current on any changes to these materials

The rules state that DOT agency regulations, the guidelines and other materials are available from ODAPC, including on the ODAPC website.

Breath alcohol technicians and screening test technicians have the same list-serve requirement under 49 CFR 40.213(a), as covered in What Training Do Breath Alcohol and Screening Test Technicians Need?. Under 40.33(g) and 40.35(g), collectors keep documentation showing that they currently meet all requirements of the section, as covered in How Can an Employer Confirm That a DOT Collector Is Qualified?. The collector role is described in What Does a Drug Test Collector Do?.

Learn Laws® offers DOT Urine Specimen Collector Training and DOT Oral Fluid Collector Training for new collectors.

Collector courses outside the DOT program, such as Non-DOT Urine Collector Training, are named in the services of a few MyDrugTesting.com trainers.