Ask X3What does 49 CFR 40.208 (What problems require corrective action but do not result in the cancellation of a test?) require?
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According to 49 CFR 40.208, if you become aware that specific paperwork or collection omissions have occurred during a DOT drug test, you must take corrective action.
Practically, this means you must:
1. Secure a memorandum for the record (MFR) that explains the problem.
2. Take appropriate steps to ensure the problem does not happen again.
The specific problems that require this corrective action (without canceling the test) are:
* For a urine collection: The specimen temperature was not checked on the CCF, and the "Remarks" line did not note that the temperature was out of range.
* For an oral fluid collection: The collector failed to check the box in Step 2 of the CCF indicating "Each Device was Within Expiration Date," but did enter the expiration date in Step 4.
* For an oral fluid collection: The collector made an error by entering the expiration date as the "Primary/Single Specimen Device Expiration Date" instead of the "Split Specimen Device Expiration Date" in Step 4 of the CCF.
Please note that even though these errors do not cancel the test result, leaving them uncorrected may subject you or your service agents to enforcement action under DOT agency regulations.