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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| 9 – 6. Drug testing coordinator qualifications, training, and certification The DTC certification is crucial to the Army’s DTP and substance abuse prevention efforts. All DTCs must receive the same standardized curriculum and be certified to perform their duties. On installations, there is usually a DTC and an alternate DTC; however, other personnel who are not DTC-certified may also serve as DTCs as long as they meet the requirements specified below a. Qualification s. (1) DA Civilian employee (certified DTC or GS or equivalent and above, officer, warrant officer, or NCO E or above. (2) Designated on appointment orders by the installation commander/manager. (3) Successfully complete the ARD standardized CTP prior to collecting any drug testing specimens. (4) Not be currently enrolled/mandatory care in the SUD treatment. (5) Not have a conviction or other adverse finding, or be under investigation, for abuse of a substance (illegal drug, controlled drug, alcohol or other) offense or misconduct when the underlying facts occurred within the last 3 years. b. Certification. DTCs must be certified to perform their duties by successfully completing either the DA DTC Certification Course or the DA DTC CTP, a standardized course of instruction and evaluation. No other DTC certification courses are authorized without the written approval of the Director, ARD. If a DTC candidate is deployed, they maybe certified using the distance learning and certification procedures explained at https://asap.army.mil. Upon successful completion of all course requirements, DTCs will receive a certificate of training. c. Recertification. (1) The DTCs must recertify every 12 months by successfully completing the DTC CTP exam. If a DTC’s certification expires while they are deployed, the DTC may recertify using the distance learning and certification procedures at para 9–6b. If a DTC fails the re-certification exam, they must retake the entire DTC CTP before retaking the exam. (2) If a DTC’s certification expires, the DTC has up to 90 days to contact the ASAP to attend any locally-required update training, take and pass the recertification exam to be recertified for another year from the date of examination. During the time between the expiration date and the exam the DTC is not authorized to collect drug testing specimens. If a DTC’s certification has been expired for more than 90 days, then the DTC must retake the entire DTC certification course. (3) The ASAP managers may revoke the certification of any DTC for an excessive number of discrepancies in drug testing collection procedures, UA specimens, or on associated forms. However, if the DTC is military, the ASAP manager must immediately notify the DTC’s commander in writing of such revocation and the reasons for it. d. The DTCs are encouraged to volunteer to be added to the random drug testing pool. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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