§40.165 To whom does the MRO transmit reports of drug test results?

(a) As the MRO [(Part 40 Definition) (Medical Review Officer) A person who is a licensed physician and who is responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by an employer's drug testing program and evaluating medical explanations for certain drug test results.], you must report all drug test results to the DER [(Part 40 Definition) (Designated employer representative) An employee authorized by the employer to take immediate action(s) to remove employees from safety-sensitive duties, or cause employees to be removed from these covered duties, and to make required decisions in the testing and evaluation processes. The DER also receives test results and other communications for the employer, consistent with the requirements of this part. Service agents cannot act as DERs.], except in the circumstances provided for in §40.345 .

(b) If the employer [(Part 40 Definition) A person or entity employing one or more employees (including an individual who is self-employed) subject to DOT agency regulations requiring compliance with this part. The term includes an employer's officers, representatives, and management personnel. Service agents are not employers for the purposes of this part.] elects to receive reports of results through a C/TPA [(Part 40 Definition) (Consortium/Third-party administrator) A service agent that provides or coordinates the provision of a variety of drug and alcohol testing services to employers. C/TPAs typically perform administrative tasks concerning the operation of the employers' drug and alcohol testing programs. This term includes, but is not limited to, groups of employers who join together to administer, as a single entity, the DOT drug and alcohol testing programs of its members. C/TPAs are not “employers” for purposes of this part.], acting as an intermediary as provided in §40.345 , you must report the results through the designated C/TPA.