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Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Training

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Department of Transportation (DOT) regulated oral fluid specimen collections are an important part of employment and workplace screenings. As a collector, you will perform DOT oral fluid specimen collections for drug and alcohol testing, return-to-duty testing, and more. With our training, you can become a certified DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector. We offer DOT drug testing certification through our online training!

 

PLEASE NOTE: You can begin your training right away! But your training will not be complete until you satisfy the DOT Proficiency Demonstration. Currently labs have not been approved and devices remain to be produced. But, as soon as they are available, we can have your training completed right away. You will be ONE OF THE FIRST TO BE CERTIFIED!

 

In order to perform DOT-regulated oral fluid specimen collections, you will need to complete Qualification Training. Transmetron's online course in Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulated Oral Fluid Specimen Collection will satisfy the requirements for qualification training.

 

Synopsis - Course Overview

 

Basic Information and Qualification Training

 

Proficiency Demonstration

 

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Refresher Training

 

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Error Correction Training

 

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector "Train the Trainer" Training

 

   

Certified Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Training

Synopsis - Course Overview

An oral fluid specimen collector is a person who instructs and assists employees at a collection site, who receives and makes an initial inspection of the oral fluid (saliva) specimen provided by those employees, and who initiates and completes the Chain of Custody Form. The oral fluid (saliva) collector has direct, face to face contact with the employee/subject. Without the collector ensuring the integrity of the oral fluid specimen and collection process, the test itself may lose credibility.

 

Under the US Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, an individual performing oral fluid specimen collections must receive Qualification Training.

 

Our web-based oral fluid specimen collector training procedural course will satisfy the requirements for qualification training as outlined in Federal Regulations, 49 CFR Part 40.

 

Contents Include:
• Donor Identification
• Custody and control forms
• Steps to take prior to specimen collection
• Procedures for oral fluid specimen collection
• How to deal with difficult collections
• Donor monitoring and "dry mouth"
• and much, much more!

 

Complete the DOT required procedural training online. Once your procedural collector training is completed the DOT requires completion of five observed error-free mock collections under various scenarios. These can be completed via webcam or in-person with an experienced and qualified trainer through Proficiency Demonstration instruction and practical mock collections.

 

After completion of collector qualification training and five mock collections you are fully qualified to perform DOT oral fluid specimen collections. You will receive completion certification for the Procedural Training and Mock Test Practicals (Proficiency Demonstration).

 

   

Basic Information and Qualification Training

In this comprehensive class for DOT oral fluid specimen collections, you will learn:
• The requirements for becoming a certified DOT oral fluid specimen collector
• How to properly prepare your facility for testing
• The step-by-step process for conducting an oral fluid specimen collection in accordance with DOT guidelines
• How to interact with the donor and respond to various problem collection scenarios

 

This course features:
• Interactive Content
• Scenarios
• Quizzes & Assessments

 

Qualification Training

Our DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Qualification Training portion of this course will meet the DOT “Qualification” training requirement through our on-line webinar sessions. You may start or stop the presentation at any time and return to finish a section as needed. Once you have completed this course, you are ready to take the "Proficiency Demonstration" portion of this course. For more information, see DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Qualification Training

 

Note: This course is step 1 of a 2-step process. Step 2 is the Proficiency Demonstration of five error-free mock collections, which is required by DOT to be monitored in real-time by a qualified training monitor. We offer the mock collections monitoring both on-site and via video conference (web cam).

 

   

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector Refresher Training

DOT Oral Fluid (Saliva) Specimen Collector Training

 

Transmetron’s course will satisfy the DOT training requirement for DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collectors to perform the oral fluid collection for DOT drug testing programs. Our course is composed of two parts as required by the DOT; the “Qualification” training (including "Basic Information") and “Proficiency Demonstration”. This course may be used for Initial Training or the 5 Year Recertification training requirements (refresher training).

 

Proficiency Demonstration

 

The second part of the course will satisfy the DOT requirement for proficiency demonstration and must be completed within 30 days of completing the “Qualification” training. It is provided as a “live” internet Zoom / Skype face-to-face conference with a Transmetron staff member. After you have completed the “Qualification” training please call Transmetron at 801-596-2709 to schedule your proficiency demonstration. The proficiency demonstration usually takes about 2 hours to complete. You will receive instructions on how to set up a free Skype account and your computer must have a web-cam feature or an attached web-cam for video transmission.

 

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector "Proficiency Demonstration" ONLY

 

This course is used when “Qualification” training was completed with a provider other than Transmetron that did not include “Proficiency Demonstration” or where the "mock collections" were not completed. This course will satisfy the DOT requirement for “Proficiency Demonstration” training when taken within 30 days of completing “Qualification Training”. This course may be used for Initial Training or the 5 Year Recertification “Proficiency Demonstration” requirement.

 

Buy DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Proficiency Training

 

This training is provided as a live Zoom or Skype conference with a Transmetron staff member. After purchasing this course at the online store, please call Transmetron at 801-596-2709 to schedule your proficiency demonstration. The proficiency demonstration usually takes about 2 hours to complete. You will receive instructions on how to set up a free Skype account and your computer must have a web-cam feature or an attached web-cam for video transmission.

 

   

DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector "Error Correction" Training

This course satisfies the DOT requirements when error correction training is required. Sometimes called "remediation training", error correction training is required in the event the collector causes a fatal flaw that results in cancellation of the drug test. The Lab/MRO will notify the collector if this is necessary. This course is provided as a live Zoom / Skype Conference with Transmetron’s qualified staff. Call Transmetron at 801-596-2709 to schedule a time for your correction training. Instructions to set up a free Skype account are provided. Your computer must have a web-camera feature or have one connected for video transmission.

 

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DOT Oral Fluid Specimen Collector "Train the Trainer"

Transmetron offers the most comprehensive qualification training program available for DOT specimen collectors and collector trainers/monitors. This Train the Trainer course includes the full Specimen Collector online course, plus the additional TRAINER module.

This convenient online "Train The Trainer" course is intended for those who wish to become qualified as a Specimen Collector Trainer to act as the Qualified Monitor for other specimen collectors.

 

This course also includes all documents and forms from the Collector training course, plus many additional documents/forms for the Monitor/Trainer to utilize in training others.

 

Note: Specimen Collector Trainers must be trained as qualified collectors, including completion of the proficiency demonstration. This course provides in-depth training in the DOT rules & regulations and collection procedures -- and the training and certificate are good for five (5) years!

 

After completion of Transmetron’s online Collector Trainer course, you are eligible to receive an additional discount on the purchase of our online Collector Training courses for students that you train. If you wish, you may resell the courses.

 

Our online DOT Specimen Collector Training Courses allow your Collector students to complete the required rules and regulations training at their own pace, making your job easy! All you need to do is verify completion for each student (after taking this course, they will have a certificate as proof). And then the Trainer simply completes the five required mock collections (the collector proficiency demonstration) with the student.

 

   

Transmetron's Online Collector Train-The-Trainer Course prepares the learner to act as the “Qualified Monitor” for other Specimen Collector students in the future. The Certification is good for 5 years.

 

After completing our online Collector Train-The-Trainer Procedures course, the Collector Trainer student must complete their Collector training according to the DOT rules. This includes completion of their own proficiency demonstration with a qualified monitor within 30 days of completing the online procedures course.

 

After completing your own “Trainer” training, all you need to do for each person you wish to train (or re-train) as a Specimen Collector for DOT Specimen Collections is:

 

1 - Purchase our online Collector procedures course (you'll get these at a huge discounted rate!),

 

2 - Then within 30 days of their completion of the online Collector procedures course, get together with them and complete their proficiency demonstration class.

 

All of the forms and documents you will need are included for you to save/print when you take our online Collector Train-The-Trainer course.

 

Bonus! You will also receive an extremely detailed Trainer/Monitor Class Instruction Document that outlines how to run your proficiency demonstration class with your Collector Students -- to ensure compliance with the Federal Regulations.

 

   

We are your "Training Partner"!

 

We provide this ongoing assistance to you because we realize that to be fully proficient or knowledgeable; you will later experience a variety of real-life collection issues that cannot all be covered in your initial training. So... when the "odd" or "unusual" happens to you for the first time during a collection and you are not certain of the correct action to take, call us. We are here to help you!

 

   

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established scientific and technical guidelines for the inclusion of oral fluid specimens.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services created the Oral Fluids Mandatory Guidelines by providing DOT-regulated employers with the option of collecting an oral fluid specimen in lieu of a urine specimen when testing for drugs as required by the DOT drug testing regulations.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing to amend the transportation industry drug testing program procedures regulation to include oral fluid testing. This will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and provide a more economical, less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the program. The proposal includes other provisions to update the Department's regulation, and to harmonize, as needed, with the new Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Effective January 1, 2020, the OFMG allowed the option to use oral fluid specimens for Federal drug testing. As described in the OFMG rulemaking, the advantage of every oral fluid collection is that it will be directly observed, as opposed to most urine collections, which are unobserved. While directly observed urine specimen collections have long been the most effective method for preventing individuals from cheating on their drug tests by substituting or adulterating their specimens, directly observed urine collection may only be done in certain circumstances due to employee privacy concerns (see 49 CFR 40.67). Unlike directly observed urine collections, an oral fluid collection is much less intrusive on the tested employee's privacy. By providing the option of collecting an oral fluid specimen, DOT is broadening options for the testing of safety-sensitive employees in the transportation industries. As discussed below, oral fluid collection can also reduce costs of compliance with Part 40.

   

The Substance Ause and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part the U.S. Dept. of Health and Humans Services (HHS), has established scientific and technical guidelines for the inclusion of oral fluid specimens in the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.

The Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid (OFMG) will allow federal executive branch agencies to collect and test an oral fluid specimen as part of their drug testing programs. In addition, these Guidelines may also be used by some agencies, such as the Department of Transportation and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as part of their regulated drug testing programs. The OFMG establish standards and technical requirements for oral fluid collection devices, initial oral fluid drug test specimens and methods, confirmatory oral fluid drug test specimen materials and methods, processes for review by a Medical Review Officer (MRO), and requirements for federal agency actions.

The OFMG provide flexibility for federal agency workplace drug testing programs to address testing needs and to revise the requirement to collect only a urine specimen, which has existed since the Guidelines were first published in 1988. The scientific basis for the use of oral fluid as an alternative specimen for drug testing has now been broadly established, and the advances in the use of oral fluid in detecting drugs have made it possible for this alternative specimen to be used in federal programs with the same level of accuracy as urine specimens. For example, oral fluid collection devices and procedures that protect against biohazards and tampering, maintain the stability of specimen materials, and provide sufficient oral fluid for testing have been developed. Additionally, specimen volume is also much lower, saving time in collection and transport cost. Developments in analytical technologies have provided efficient and cost-effective methods with the analytical sensitivity and accuracy required for testing oral fluid specimens. Therefore, the OFMG provide the same scientific and forensic supportability of drug test results as the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Urine. Federal agencies, MROs, and regulated industries using the OFMG will continue to adhere to all other federal standards established for workplace drug testing programs.

 

   

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise part 40 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Part 40), “Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs” to add the oral fluid testing procedures to the existing urine drug testing procedures for safety-sensitive transportation employees subject to drug testing under Part 40 (hereinafter referred to as “employees”). This action is based on the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) establishment of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid (OFMG) for Federal workplace drug testing programs. HHS determined that oral fluid testing conducted in accordance with the OFMG provides “the same scientific and forensic supportability of drug test results as the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Urine . . . .” (84 FR 57554). The OFMG final rule was published on October 25, 2019, and became effective January 1, 2020.

In addition to adding oral fluid as a drug testing method and harmonizing with pertinent OFMG sections, we also propose to clarify certain Part 40 provisions that cover urine drug testing procedures; to remove provisions that no longer are necessary; to add clarifying language to other provisions such as updated definitions and web links, as appropriate; and to update provisions to reflect issues that have arisen in recent practice.