New National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) Contracting Officer Representative (COR) HHS announced on May 28, 2015 the appointment of a new COR over the NLCP. Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations’ Division of Workplace Programs is mandated by executive order and public law to provide oversight for the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program, to eliminate illicit drug use in the federal workforce, and the National Laboratory Certification Program, which certifies laboratories to conduct forensic drug testing for the federal agencies and for some federally regulated industries. DWP has selected Dr. Eugene D.
Hayes, LCDR, United States Public Health Service as the COR for the NLCP (Effective 5/1/2015). Dr. Hayes has served over 17 years in
public services sharpening his expertise in various areas of public health, general medicine, mental health, substance abuse prevention, management, teaching, and leadership. He holds a doctorate in Health Sciences/Health Care Administration, a Master in Business Administration/ Health Care Management, and Bachelors in Business Administration/Health Services Administration. He has worked in areas of direct medical care, detention medicine, mental health, management, human resources, grants, contracts, drug testing, program coordination, graduate level instruction, and graduate level course development, and as the Special Assistant and Program Coordinator for the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Over his career he has led projects for the White House to develop drug testing policy, coordinated efforts with the States and Pacific Jurisdictions to assist in the strengthening of their
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mental health systems, worked with grantees to reduce system costs, increase transparency and provide technical assistance, developed and introduced technology to increase productivity, and managed various programs and personnel across the government. Dr. Hayes has been awarded several United States Uniformed Service awards including: Outstanding Service medal, four Commendation medals, three Achievement Medals, one citation, two Outstanding Unit Citations, nine Unit Commendations, National Defense Medal, two Global War on Terrorism, Overseas Ribbon, and a Response Service award. Please join the NLCP and Ron Flegel,
Director of the Division of Workplace Programs in welcoming Eugene to this new position. If you have any questions concerning
this issue, please contact the NLCP staff by email at
NLCP@rti.org or phone at (919) 541-7242.
FAA and Industry Will Study Pilot Fitness Te FAA is working with the commercial aviation and medical communities to study the emotional and mental health of U.S. commercial pilots. The joint FAA and industry group
known as the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) recommended the study based on the recent Malaysia Flight 370 and Germanwings Flight 9525 accidents. Te Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking
Commitee (ARC) will provide the FAA with recommendations within six months. Te group will include U.S. and international government and industry aviation experts, including a working group of medical professionals who specialize in aerospace medicine. U.S. pilots undergo robust medical
screening, but recent accidents in other parts
of the world prompted the FAA to take a new look at the important issue of pilot fitness. Te ARC will examine issues including
the awareness and reporting of emotional and mental health issues, the methods used to evaluate pilot emotional and mental health, and barriers to reporting such issues. Based on the group’s recommendations,
the FAA may consider changes to medical methods, aircraſt design, policies and procedures, pilot training and testing, training for Aerospace Medical Examiners, or potential actions that may be taken by professional, airline, or union groups. Te ARC’s meetings will not be open to the public. Federal Aviation Regulations outline the
medical requirements for pilots. U.S airline pilots undergo a medical exam with an FAA-approved physician every six or twelve months depending on the pilot’s age.
Use of eCCF Approved by DOT Published on April 13, 2015 and effective April 13, 2015, the Department of Transportation (DOT) approved the use of electronic CCFs for DOT-mandated drug and alcohol testing programs. To ensure that the DOT regulations
conform to SAMHSA’s approved chain of custody and control procedures, the DOT is issuing this final rule to expand the current definition of the CCF in 49 CFR 40.3 to include all versions of the CCF as approved by OMB. Tey are amending §40.45 to explain that the 5-part form can be a paper form or an approved electronic form, as long as the employer ensures that security and confidentiality concerns are addressed. Te DOT is amending §40.73 to require entities using an eCCF to follow the eCCF procedures approved by SAMHSA through the NLCP inspection process. While approved for use, it is important
to note that an eCCF is not usable until the laboratory has gone through the approval process for the eCCF. Currently there
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