Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 49  /  Part 655  /  Sec. 655.49 Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.

(a) Each employer shall require a covered employee to submit to a post-accident drug and alcohol test required under Sec. 655.44, a random drug and alcohol test required under Sec. 655.45, a reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test required under Sec. 655.43, or a follow-up drug and alcohol test required under Sec. 655.47. No employer shall permit an employee who refuses to submit to such a test to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.

(b) When an employee refuses to submit to a drug or alcohol test, the employer shall follow the procedures outlined in 49 CFR Part 40. Sec. 655.50 [Reserved]