How to Order Drug and Alcohol Tests

Is the FMCSA Clearinghouse Optional

DOT Drug Testing

You can order DOT tests two different ways:

  • Electronic Order

    Order at drugtest.inoutlabs.com.

    • Breath Alcohol Tests: If your drugtest.inoutlabs.com account has a “DOT Drug and BAT” combo package available, you may order it that way.*

    *BREATH ALCOHOL TESTS ARE MANUAL TESTS, EVEN WHEN ORDERED PAPERLESSLY. THE BARCODE WILL NOT SCAN FOR THE BAT. MAKE SURE YOUR EMPLOYEES KNOW TO MAKE SURE THE COLLECTION SITE KNOWS THERE IS A BAT.

    IF ORDERING A DRUG AND BAT PAPERLESSLY, HERE IS ONE WAY TO INCREASE THE ODDS THAT THE COLLECTION SITE WILL NOT MISS IT.

  • Paper Order

    Send donor with a 5-part paper Custody and Control Form (CCF)* which would have sent to you directly from the lab AND a completed Authorization Form (emailed to you previously and located in your Client Vault. Not all accounts are set up with paper CCFs.

    The donor will need BOTH the Authorization Form AND the 5 Part CCF.

*These are 5 part carbonless forms printed on a dot matrix printer.

Donors sent for testing will need to take the following:

  • Government-issued Photo ID

  • Custody and Control Form (CCF) OR Electronic Requisition Form

  • Authorization Form (If a Breath Alcohol Test is ordered)

We suggest you keep at least one paper CCF in each vehicle to use in the event a post-accident test is needed or a cdriver is selected for a random test when away from home.

Testing Center (aka “Collection Site”) – Your testing center(s) will be listed on the Authorization Form.

Best Practices for DOT Random Drug Testing

The following is summarized from this US DOT document (PDF)

FMCSA Clearinghouse Queries
  • Conduct random drug tests any time employees are on duty or while performing safety sensitive duties. Conduct random alcohol tests just before, during, or just after the employee performs a safety sensitive job.
  • Ensure that each employee receives no advance notice of selection. Before notifying the employee, confirm collection sites are available for testing.
  • Provide appropriate privacy for each employee the fact that he or she is being tested.
  • If an employee selected for testing is known to be unavailable during the selection cycle (legitimate extended absence, long-term illness, etc.), document the reason and request InOut Labs to select an alternate.
  • Once the employee is notified to report for testing and the test does not occur, the opportunity for the random testing is over. There is no second “bite of the apple.” Contact InOut Labs for guidance should this occur.
  • When an employee is notified, he or she must proceed immediately to the collection site. “Immediately” means that after notification, all the employee’s actions must lead to an immediate specimen collection.

Non-DOT Drug Testing

For Non-DOT drug tests you can order drug tests paperlessly at drugtest.inoutlabs.com