Drug Test/Screening Collector Training & Certification, Citrus City, TX
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Collection Sites, Medical Facilities, DER's, HR Managers, Safety Managers, Court Personnel, Probation Officers, TPA's
Accredited Drug Testing provides a comprehensive online/web-based Urine Drug Testing Collector Training and Certification course in Citrus City, TX for persons required as part of their responsibilities to perform or supervise urine drug testing specimen collections. The collector training program may be completed with or without the required mock collection proficiency assessments. Upon completion of the training program, students will receive a certificate of successful completion of the training course. In Citrus City, TX to be qualified/certified as a DOT urine drug test collector, you must satisfactorily complete both the training course and a minimum of 5 error free proficiency mock demonstrations.
The Drug Test Collector plays a critical role in the workplace drug screening process. Along with the employer, the testing facility and the Medical Review Officer (MRO), the collector is an essential part of a system developed to ensure drug-free workplaces for the sake of public safety.
As the collector, you are the only individual in the drug-testing process who has direct, face-to-face contact with the employee. You ensure the integrity of the urine specimen and collection process and begin the chain of custody that includes the laboratory; the MRO; the employer; and, possibly, the courts.
This training is a professional-level course that provides the knowledge and skills to qualify Drug Test Collectors to perform U.S. Department of Transportation-regulated drug tests and non-regulated tests. Course participants also have the option of becoming professionally certified after completion of this course. This designation confirms that the collector is committed to the highest standards in the drug and alcohol testing industry.
The Course
This professional-level course meets the regulatory standards of U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rule 49 CFR Part 40 and provides a solid foundation for a wide range of testing programs.
- Library of terms & resources
- Universal skills set
- Multiple industries
- Lessons
- DOT Qualification
- Public sector
- Short quizzes & final examination
- Professional Certification
- Private sector
- Mock collections
- Regulated by local, state and federal authorities
- Signature
How to become a DOT Qualified Urine Colletor?
To become qualified as a collector, you must be knowledgeable about Part 40 regulations, the current "DOT Urine Specimen Collection Procedures Guidelines," and DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom you will perform collections, and you must keep current on any changes to these materials. You must also (1) successfully complete a qualification training program and (2) pass a monitored proficiency demonstration, as required by DOT regulations [See 49 CFR Part 40.33 (b-c), effective August 1, 2001]. Please note: there is no "grandfather" clause or waiver from this requirement. A collector's qualifications are not location/collection site specific, and their eligibility will follow them anywhere DOT Agency regulated urine specimens are collected. There is no requirement for qualified collectors to register or to be on any federally-maintained or federally-sponsored list, but they are required to maintain (for Federal inspection) documentation of successful completion of their training and proficiency demonstration requirements.
How to Take the Course
The Drug Test Collector Training involves multiple parts that need to be completed in a specific order to achieve certification.
- Before starting the training, the collector must:
- review 49 CFR Part 40 and be familiar with the regulatory language;
- review the DOT Urine Specimen Collection Guidelines;
- review "Instructions for Completing the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form for Urine Specimen Collection"
- watch DOT's 10 Steps to Collection Site Security and Integrity video.
- and download the sample Custody and Control Form. This form guides the entire drug-collection process. Review the document and have it at hand through the entire course. (All required materials are also available in the Reference Library.) NOTE: The 2017 version of the CCF is no longer current. If you intend to use it, you must attach a Memorandum for Record (MFR).
- Take the course Pre-Test to show familiarity with the subject matter based on a review of the materials provided.
- Complete the lessons of the training along with the required short quizzes.
- Take the final exam. A score of at least 90 percent is required.
- When you pass the online portion of this training, continue to the Next Steps lesson for instructions on how to set up five mock collections with a live examiner. These must be scheduled within 30 days of course completion and are required for qualification and certification.
- Once the mock collections are completed without error, you will be qualified and can perform both federally regulated and non-regulated drug test collections.
- To be certified, qualified collectors are asked to sign an agreement promising to adhere to the standards set in the training. The course administrator will then issue a certification form documenting that the collector is both a USDOT Qualified and Professionally Certified Drug Testing Collector. Contact the course administrator for more information.
Additional Courses Available
- DOT Alcohol Screening Test Technician Training
- Saliva/Oral Fluid Training & Certification
- Certified Drug Test Collector Annual Exam
- DOT Breath Alcohol Technician Training
- Hair Specimen Collector Training & Certification
- DOT Reasonable Suspicion Training Course
- DER Training FMCSA
- DER Training FAA
- DER Training PHMSA
- DER Training FRA
- DER Training FTA
- DER Training USCG
- MRO Assistant Training
- New Business Start Up Overview
** Accredited Drug Testing's Urine Specimen Collector training course is developed in conjunction with the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association.
Drug and Alcohol Testing Locations Citrus City, TX
2420 E GRIFFIN PKWY 9.5 miles
MISSION, TX 78572
305 E EXPRESSWAY 83 9.5 miles
MISSION, TX 78572
1424 EAST RIDGE ROAD STE2 9.8 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
900 S BRYAN RD 9.9 miles
MISSION, TX 78572
2501 BUDDY OWENS AVE 10.6 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
4132 N 23RD ST 10.8 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
6316 N 10TH ST Ste C-1 11.2 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
1723 N 23RD ST 11.4 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
4313 N 10TH ST Ste B 11.6 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
501 N WARE RD 11.8 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
3421 W US HIGHWAY 83 STE 1 11.8 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
2723 W Trenton, 12.2 miles
Edinburg, TX 78539
2514 W FREDDY GONZALEZ DR 12.3 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
4847 S JACKSON RD 12.5 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
801 E NOLANA AVE STE 9 12.7 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78504
606 S BROADWAY ST 12.9 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
2015 Jackson Creek Ave 12.9 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
1301 E FERN AVE STE B3 13.1 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
2109 W TRENTON RD UNIT E 13.2 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
2505 W TRENTON RD 13.2 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
1102 W TRENTON RD 13.3 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
822 W WISCONSIN RD 13.5 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
1401 S 6TH ST 13.6 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78501
707 SAVANNAH AVE 13.6 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78503
926 W NOLANA LOOP STE A 13.7 miles
PHARR, TX 78577
301 W EXPRESSWAY 83 13.8 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78503
1200 S 10TH AVE 13.8 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
122 W CHAMPION ST 13.9 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
403 N JACKSON RD 14.0 miles
PHARR, TX 78577
104 S 12TH AVE 14.0 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
110 E SAVANNAH AVE 14.1 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78503
409 E MAHL ST 14.1 miles
EDINBURG, TX 78539
1201 East Ridge Road, Ste A 14.6 miles
McAllen, TX 78503
1401 E RIDGE RD STE C 14.7 miles
MCALLEN, TX 78503
220 S CAGE BLVD STE C 15.5 miles
PHARR, TX 78577
1106 W SAM HOUSTON ST 15.5 miles
PHARR, TX 78577
200 E Interstate 2 Ste Q 17.1 miles
Pharr, TX 78577
6201 South Cage Blvd STE 6 17.9 miles
Pharr, TX 78577
427 E DURANTA AVE ste 103 20.0 miles
ALAMO, TX 78516
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Local Area Info: Citrus City, Texas
Citrus City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 2,321 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded in 1943 during World War II by Howard Moffitt, a builder known for his vernacular Moffitt cottage architectural style, as part of a planned regional orange and grapefruit growing community. The local irrigation system proved to be too saline for fruit production, and the plans for a large town were revised. A few Moffitt houses survive in Citrus City.
As of the census of 2000, there were 941 people, 203 households, and 190 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 463.0 people per square mile (179.0/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 109.2/sq mi (42.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.28% White, 0.21% African American, 85.76% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 98.72% of the population.
There were 203 households out of which 67.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 6.4% were non-families. 5.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.64 and the average family size was 4.68.