Department of Transportation (DOT) Oral Fluid Collector Training (2024)

Key components of the course include:

1. Understanding DOT regulations as they pertain to oral fluid specimen collection.

2. Collection Site Preparation: Instruction on setting up and maintaining a suitable collection site environment for conducting oral fluid drug collections, ensuring compliance with privacy standards.

3. Collector Responsibilities: Clarification of the roles and responsibilities of the oral fluid specimen collector, including verifying donor identification and maintaining chain of custody documentation.

4. Specimen Collection Techniques: Step-by-step guidance on the proper techniques for obtaining oral fluid specimens from donors.

5. Documentation: How to correctly document an oral fluid collection using a DOT Custody and Control Form.

6. Quality Assurance and Compliance: Strategies for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of oral fluid drug testing procedures, including adherence to quality control protocols and compliance with regulatory standards.

   Please note, at this time there are no devices approved by the Department of Transportation for oral fluid specimen collection. An approved device is necessary for proficiency testing, which is required for DOT oral fluid specimen collection certification. This proficiency testing must be completed within 30-days of the course final exam. As a result, once you purchase this course you will be placed in a virtual line-up on a first-come first-serve basis. Once one or more devices are approved by the DOT, and made available, the final exam will come online. You will receive a notification from SureHire regarding the release of the exam, and scheduling your proficiency test within the 30-day time window.