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49 CFR § 219.619 - Positive alcohol and drug test results and refusals; procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s219.619"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 219.619 - Positive alcohol and drug test results and refusals; procedures."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "219.619"
section_name: "Positive alcohol and drug test results and refusals; procedures."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "219"
part_name: "CONTROL OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20140, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Div. A, Sec. 412, Pub. L. 110-432, 122 Stat. 4889 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note); Sec. 8102, Pub. L. 115-271, 132 Stat. 3894; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 41973, Aug. 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "219"
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# 219.619 Positive alcohol and drug test results and refusals; procedures.

Section 219.104 contains the procedures for administrative handling by the railroad or contractor in the event a body fluid specimen provided under this subpart is reported as a verified positive by the Medical Review Officer, a breath alcohol specimen is reported at 0.04 or greater by the Breath Alcohol Technician, or a refusal to test has occurred. The responsive action required in § 219.104 is not stayed pending the result of the testing of a split body fluid specimen or a challenge to any part of the testing process or procedure.

[81 FR 37937, June 10, 2016, as amended at 88 FR 27652, May 2, 2023]