What Are the Steps Before an Employee Provides a DOT Urine Specimen?

Before the specimen is provided, 49 CFR 40.63 directs the collector to confirm Step 1 of the Custody and Control Form (CCF) is complete, have the employee wash and dry hands and provide an individually wrapped or sealed collection container.

The rule states that the employee is told not to wash hands again until after delivering the specimen. The collector or the employee unwraps the container with both present, and the specimen bottles stay sealed at this point.

The employee then goes into the room used for urination, provides at least 45 mL, does not flush the toilet and returns the specimen to the collector. Except for an observed or monitored collection, no one else goes into the room. The rule allows the collector to set a reasonable time limit for voiding.

Under 49 CFR 40.61(g), the collector also instructs the employee not to list current medications on the CCF.