What is the difference between a DOT and federal chain of custody form?
by Raki Wright | Last Updated September 20, 2023What is the difference between a DOT and federal chain of custody form?
First, let’s break this question up into three parts:
What is a chain of custody form?
It is a multi-part form, often including a label combination with bar coding/numbering. The form contains all the history of a test. The label is used for tracking any portion that may be transferred away from the form.
Accuracy is a very important function of a solid Chain of Custody procedure, because a good form carries reliable and defendable documentation. For example, if you have a drug testing Chain of Custody form for laboratory testing, making sure that the numbers are all the same on each form, and that the label will not fall off the tube is very important. Having a wrong number on the form could cause the test results to be traced back to the wrong person.
What is a DOT chain of custody form?
A Department of Transportation (DOT) chain of custody form is required when administering a DOT drug screen. Typically, this test screens for five types of drugs. There are regulations governing the process from the form used, procedures, handling, and reporting. “DOT publishes rules on who must conduct drug and alcohol tests, how to conduct those tests, and what procedures to use when testing” of “safety-sensitive transportation employees in aviation, trucking, railroads, mass transit, pipelines, and other transportation industries.”
What is a federal chain of custody form?
A federal chain of custody form is required when administering a federal drug screen. This required testing program must test for five specific categories of drugs (referred to as the “SAMHSA 5”, previously called the “NIDA-5”).
The difference between the two forms is basically which agency has required the testing and the purpose of the testing.
Source: http://www.dot.gov/odapc/
1st Publish Date: March 9, 2012. Update: September 20, 2023
