Who Is Allowed to Act as a DOT Urine Collector?

Only collectors who meet the collector requirements of 49 CFR Part 40 may collect urine specimens for DOT drug testing, according to 49 CFR 40.31, and a urine collector must meet the training requirements of 40.33.

The rule sets limits to avoid conflicts of interest. An immediate supervisor of the employee being tested may not act as collector unless no other collector is available and DOT agency rules allow it. A person who works for an HHS-certified laboratory and could link the employee to a specimen or result may not act as collector.

Section 40.31 also states that employees may not be their own collector, even if qualified, and that a collector may not be related to the employee or be a close personal friend.

Learn Laws® offers DOT Urine Specimen Collector Training, which covers the qualification training and mock collections in 49 CFR 40.33.