the details

Collection and Testing: ParaMed Plus provides on-site alcohol testing and on-site collection of specimens for drug testing for Pre-Employment, Random, Reasonable Cause, Post Accident, Follow Up, and Return-to-Duty requirements. The collections may be performed at your place of business, or other location you might choose to designate.

Blind Samples: ParaMed Plus will handle all of the blind sample control requirements in accordance with 49 CFR, Part 40.

Audit Assistance: ParaMed Plus will make reasonable efforts to work with members prior to their DOT inspections to ensure complete and accurate record keeping. ParaMed Plus will also be prepared to answer questions from DOT Inspectors.

Record Keeping: Regulations require the employer to maintain certain documents on file and to turn over those documents as
requested by D.O.T. within 48 hours. ParaMed Plus will retain and keep track of all records in order to keep members in compliance with all federal regulations pertaining to alcohol and drug testing.

Approved Laboratories: All drug tests will be performed by laboratories approved by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, formerly “NIDA”) and certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Program Maintenance: ParaMed Plus will maintain the Drug & Alcohol Program in compliance with federal and state law. ParaMed Plus will perform a random computer selection of drivers in the pool and notify those selected in accordance with federal regulations.

Testing Alcohol: All alcohol tests will be provided by certified Breath Alcohol Technicians (BAT) utilizing equipment which meets
DOT specifications.

Medical Review Officer: ParaMed Plus will provide a Medical Review Officer, or MRO, to review all drug test results.

Written Drug Policy: ParaMed Plus will provide Program participants with information, including samples policies, for the purpose of enacting each Program participant’s required written drug and alcohol policy.

Registration and Payment: Simply fill out the VFDA Drug and Alcohol Testing Enrollment Form (included in this packet). Other
than the annual administration fee, your company will only be billed for actual tests performed on specific drivers. VFDA will bill your firm for fees as described inside this brochure.

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Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

MOBILITY  We come to you! VFDA’s testing partner ParaMed Plus has mobile testers that come to your business, regardless of your location throughout Vermont. This eliminates the unnecessary time lost sending employees to a medical facility that may be hours away. Collections are done on-site, allowing employees to get back to work quickly.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT The testing is done by ParaMed Plus technicians. VFDA handles all of the administrative work. We keep track of what needs to be done to ensure your company is in compliance with the law. We provide semi-annual statements to let you know the status of your program and provide you with the necessary records and testimony for any DOT audit.

CONFIDENTIALITY  Only certified laboratories are used for the processing of collected samples and all testing is conducted according to federal and state requirements. A Medical Review Officer is available to answer any questions about individual test results. All testing results are confidential.

TESTING  We perform pre-employment, reasonable cause, return to duty, random, and follow up drug screens and/or alcohol testing. We also offer 24-hour emergency testers for post accident or reasonable suspicion testing.