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Confirmation validity test
Confirmed drug test
Consortium/ Third Party
Administrator (C/TPA)
Contractor
Continuing education
Covered employee
different technique and chemical principle from that of
the screening test to ensure reliability and accuracy.
(Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry [GC/MS] is
the only authorized confirmation method for cocaine,
marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine.)
In alcohol testing, a second test, following a screening
test with a result of 0.02 or greater, which provides
quantitative data of alcohol concentration.
A second test performed on a urine specimen to further
support a validity test result.
A confirmation test result received by an MRO from a
laboratory.
A service agent who provides or coordinates the
provision of a variety of drug and alcohol testing
services to employers. C/TPAs typically perform
administrative tasks concerning the operation of the
employers' drug and alcohol testing programs. This
term includes, but is not limited to, groups of employers
who join together to administer, as a single entity, the
DOT drug and alcohol testing programs of its members.
C/TPAs are not "employers" for purposes of this part.
A person or organization who provides a service for a
recipient, subrecipient, employer, or operator consistent
with a specific understanding or arrangement. The
understanding can be a written contract or an informal
arrangement that reflects an ongoing relationship
between the parties.
Training for medical review officers (MROs) and
substance abuse professionals (SAPs) who have
completed qualification training and are performing
MRO or SAP functions, designed to keep MROs and
SAPs current on changes and developments in the DOT
drug and alcohol testing program.
An applicant or transferee, who performs or will
perform a safety sensitive function for an entity subject
to this part. A volunteer is a covered employee if, the
volunteer is required to hold a commercial driver's
license to operate the vehicle, or the volunteer performs
a safety-sensitive function for an entity subject to this
part and receives remuneration in excess of his or her
Appendix H. Terms and Definitions H-4 August 2002