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The Medical Review Officer's Manual - MROCC's Guide to Drug Testing,Third Edition
Robert Swotinsky, MD, MPH | Donna R. Smith, PhD.

$89.00
Product Code: 23091
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Written by practicing MRO's with years of experience, this new manual delivers a payload of precise instruction on the performance and interpretation of drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. You will find everything you need to prepare for the MRO certification as well as practice the full range of current standards.

Inside you will find:

Step by step procedures for work related drug and alcohol testing in both the regulated and non regulated arena, including:
• Uring collection
• Lab analysis
• MRO review of drug test results
• Reporting and record keeping

Current regulations for
• Federal drug and alcohol testing laws
• The new Department of Transportation procedures • State drug and alcohol testing laws

Concise yet comprehensive answers to your most pressing questions such as:
• How do I handle invalid, adulterated or substituted test results?
• How can I be sure I'm in full legal compliance?
• How can I ensure that every test I perform is accurate, reliable, correctly interpreted and fair?

Sponsored by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council, the Medical Review Officers Manual is your best source for today's highest standards of practice in workplace drug testing. Order your copy today!


Table of Contents

1.The Medical Review Officer (MRO)
MRO Responsibilities
MRO Assistants
MRO Coverage While Away
MRO Qualifications
Other Roles of Physicians Who Serve as MROs
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest with Laboratories
Risk Management

2. Laws, Guidelines, and Policies
Military Testing Programs
Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing Laws
State Drug and Alcohol Testing Laws
Canadian Workplace Testing
Unionized Workplaces
Employer Policies
Americans with Disabilities Act
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
Food and Drug Administration
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Student Drug-Testing Programs
Effectiveness of Workplace Drug Testing

3. Test Types
Pre-employment Testing
Testing Reasonable
Suspicion/Cause
Post-accident Testing
Random Testing
Return-to-Duty Testing
Follow-up Testing
Periodic Testing

4. Employer Responsibilities
Employee Training
Designation of Employer Representative
Employer Actions after Receiving Test Results
Background Checks
Stand-Down Procedure
Management Information System Reports
Blind Specimens
Employer Recordkeeping

5. Service Agents
Specimen Collector and Breath Alcohol Technicians
Laboratories
Medical Review Officers
Consortia/Third-Party Administrators
Substance Abuse Professionals
Public Interest Exclusion
Who Pays for Tests?

6. Specimen Collection
Collector Qualifications
Collection Sites
Custody and Control Forms
Donor Arrival
Regulated and Nonregulated Tests at the Same Visit
Donor Identification
Release and Consent Forms, Waivers, and Medication Lists
Removal of Outer Clothing and Inspection of Personal Items
Urine Collection
Procedure for Shy Bladder
Urine Collection for Alcohol Testing
Hair Collection
Oral Fluid Collection
Sweat Collection
Blood Collection
Refusal to Take a Drug Test
Distribution of Custody and
Control Form and Recordkeeping
Specimen Shipment

7. Laboratory Analysis
Laboratory Certification
Laboratory Performance Testing and Quality Control
Accessioning
Specimen Validity Testing
Drug Testing and Cutoff Values
Initial and Confirmation Drug Tests
Hair Analysis
Oral Fluid Analysis
Sweat Analysis
Laboratory Review
Reporting Laboratory Results
Storage of Specimens and Records
Laboratory Statistical Reports
Data Package
Instrumented Initial Test Facility
Point-of-Collection Test Devices

8. Test Results
Negative Result
Positive Result
Invalid Result
Adulterated Specimen
Substituted Specimen
Dilute Specimen
Specimen Rejected for Testing

9. MRO Review of Drug Test Results
Receipt of Forms and Results
Review of Forms
Concentration Reports
Dilute Results
Cancelled Tests
Contacting the Donor
Interviewing the Donor
Review of Invalid Results
Review of Adulterated and Substituted Results
Review of Positive Results
Corroboration of Medical Explanations
Medical Qualification and Safety Concerns
Drug Tests and Impairment
Making the Determination
Multiple Results from the Same Specimen
Informing the Donor of the Outcome and Right for Split-Specimen Testing or Retesting
Can I Take Another Test, Doc?
Reporting the Determination
Reporting Multiple-Specimen Result from the Same Collection Event
Data Management Software
Record Retention
Access to MRO Records
Changing the Determination

10. Special Circumstances
Drug Tests and DOT Physicals
Passive Exposure
Illicit Drugs in Foods and Beverages
Borrowed Medications
Misuse of Ones Own Prescription Medication
Foreign Prescribed Medications
DNA Testing

11. Alternative Specimens
Comparisons between Specimens
Point-of-Collection Tests
Blood Specimens
Urine Specimens
Hair Specimens
Oral Fluid Specimens
Sweat Specimens

12. Split Specimen Tests and Reanalyses
Laboratory Reconfirmation Analyses (Reanalyses)
MRO Procedure for Split Specimen Testing
Split Specimens and Multiple
Non-negative Results
Payment

13. Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Interpretation of Alcohol and Specific Drugs Alcohol
Amphetamines
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
Marijuana
Methaqualone
Opiates and Opioids
Phencyclidine
14. Workplace Alcohol Testing
Breath Alcohol Technicians and Screening Test Technicians
Alcohol Test Devices
Alcohol Testing Form
Alcohol Test Procedure
Insufficient Specimen
Test Cancellation
Refusal to Take an Alcohol Test
Reporting Results
Fitness-for-Duty Determination

15. Return to Duty Process
Substance Abuse Professionals Responsibilities
SAP Qualifications
Referral to the SAP
Initial SAP Evaluation
Referral for Treatment
Follow-up Evaluation
Return to Duty Testing
Follow-up Testing
Return to Duty Agreement
Changing SAP Recommendations
Reinstatement of Credentials Issued by the Coast Guard
Recordkeeping

Appendixes
A Information Sources
B The Medical Review Officer Certification Council
C MRO Code of Ethical Conduct
D Controlled Substances Act, Schedules I-V
E DOT Procedures, 49 CFR Part 40
F Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF)

About the Authors
Robert Swotinsky, MD, MPH, an occupational physician and medical review officer with Fallon Clinic and MetroWest Medical Center, is Founding Editor of the MRO Update newsletter.

Donna R. Smith, PhD, regulatory Affairs and Program Development Officer at FirstLab Inc., was formerly Director, Drug Enforcement and Program Compliance, U.S. Department of Transportation and principal author of the DOT drug and alcohol testing rules.



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