The Trump administration is issuing a reminder to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) substance abuse professionals (SAPs) about federal drug testing policies—including a directive to disregard attempts to justify positive tests for THC due to a worker’s use of medical marijuana or hemp oil.
In a notice published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, DOT said SAPs have a “crucial role to play in recommending the level of treatment an employee may need in their path to returning to performing a safety-sensitive function after violating the DOT’s drug and alcohol testing regulations.”
“SAPs represent the major decision point (and in some cases, the only decision point) an employer may have in choosing whether or not to place an employee behind the steering wheel of a school bus, in the cockpit of a plane, at the helm of an oil tanker, at the throttle of a train, in the engineer compartment of a subway car, or at the emergency control valves of a natural gas pipeline,” the notice says. “The SAP’s responsibility to the public is enormous.”
The department said the reminder was deemed necessary after it “became aware” of “issues related to the SAP’s roles and responsibilities,” including with respect
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