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As you may know, all CDL holders must register with the clearinghouse so the FMCSA can monitor their drug and alcohol activity. Thousands of people had prohibited status attached to their CDL; the FMCSA has made it clear that "By November 18, 2024, as part of new Federal regulations, drivers with a “prohibited” status in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse will lose or be denied their State-issued commercial driving privileges."
This means they have failed to complete the return-to-duty process to reinstate their CDL, so the FMCSA has taken action. All CDL holders who want to reinstate their CDL must complete the return-to-duty process.
How do I complete the return-to-duty process and get back to being “not prohibited”?
Select a Substance Abuse Professional
Your employer is required to provide you with a list of DOT-qualified Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs).
You select your SAP based on your research.
Your designated SAP will evaluate you and provide recommendations for education/treatment.
Your SAP will determine if you have completed the education/treatment, making you eligible for your return-to-duty test.
Take the return-to-duty test
Your employer must send you for the return-to-duty test; only DOT-regulated employers, not the employee, request it. If you are an owner-operator, your designated consortium/third-party administrator (C/TPA) must send you for this test.
Once your Clearinghouse status is “not prohibited,” you can resume performing safety-sensitive functions.
Your status will be updated when your employer enters your negative return-to-duty test result in the Clearinghouse.
To remain in a “not prohibited” status, your employer must complete the follow-up testing plan with you as specified by the SAP, which must include a minimum of six unannounced follow-up tests in the first 12 months of returning to performing safety-sensitive functions. If you are an owner-operator, your designated C/TPA must complete your follow-up testing plan.
screenings4u performs all the DOT testing services below:
Pre-employment
Reasonable suspicion/cause
Random testing
Return-to-duty testing
Follow-up testing
Post-accident testing
screenings4u also has the Drug & Alcohol Consortium, which DOT requires.
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