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Confirmed drug test - A confirmation test result received by an MRO from a laboratory.
<br />Consortium/Third-Party Administrator (CITPA) - A service agent that provides or coordinates the provision of
<br />a variety of drug and alcohol testing services to employers. C/TPAs typically perform administrative tasks
<br />concerning the operation of the employers' drug and alcohol testing programs. This term includes, but is not
<br />imited to, groups of employers who join together to administer, as a single entity, the DOT drug and alcohol
<br />testing programs of its members. C/TPAs are not "employers" for purposes of Part 40,
<br />Covered function (or safety -sensitive function) - An operations, maintenance, or emergency- response function
<br />regulated by 49 CFR Part 192, 193, or 195 that is performed on a pipeline or on an LNG facility.
<br />Designated emLLover representative (DER) - An employee authorized by the employer to take immediate
<br />action(s) to remove employees from safety -sensitive duties, or cause employees to be removed from these
<br />covered duties, and to make required decisions in the testing and evaluation processes. The DER also receives
<br />test results and other communications for the employer, consistent with the requirements of Part 40, Service agents
<br />cannot act as DERs.
<br />Dilute �ecimen - A urine specimen with creatinine and specific gravity values that are lower khan expected
<br />for human urine.
<br />DOT Procedures (or Part 40) - The Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
<br />Program published by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation in, 49 CFR Part 40.
<br />DOT The Department DOT agency, - These terms encompass all DOT agencies, including, but not limited to,
<br />the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Motor Carrier
<br />Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the National Highway Traffic Safety
<br />Administration (NHTSA), the Pipeline and Hazardous.Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and the Office of
<br />the Secretary (OST). For purposes of this part, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), in the Department
<br />of Homeland Security, is considered to be a DOT agency for drug testing purposes only since the USCG
<br />regulation does not incorporate iPart 40 for its,alcohol testing program. These terms include any designee of
<br />a DOT agency.
<br />Drugs- The drugs for which tests are required under Part 40 and DOT agency regulations are marijuana, cocaine,
<br />amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), and opioids.
<br />Employee (covered employee) - Any person who is designated in a DOT agency regulation as subject to
<br />drug testing and/or alcohol testing. The term includes individuals currently performing safety- sensitive functions
<br />designated in DOT agency regulations and applicants for employment subject to pre -employment testing. For
<br />purposes of drug testing under Part 40, the term employee has the same meaning as the term "donor" as found
<br />on CCF and related guidance materials produced by the Department of Health and Human Services. For the
<br />purposes of regulation under Part 199, the term employee means a person who performs a covered function,
<br />including persons employed by operators, contractors engaged by operators, and persons employed by such
<br />contractors. This includes full-time, part-time and temporary employees. It also includes any applicant for a
<br />covered function.
<br />Employer - A person or entity employing one or more employees (including an individual who is self-employed)
<br />subject to DOT agency regulations requiring compliance with Part 40, The term includes an employer's officers,
<br />representatives, and management personnel. Service agents are not employers for the purposes of Part 40.
<br />Error Correction Training - Training provided to BATs, collectors, and screening test technicians (STTs)
<br />following an error 1. that resulted in the cancellation of a drug or alcohol test. Error correction training must be
<br />provided in person or by a means that provides real-time observation and interaction between the instructor and
<br />trainee.
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