b"YOUR TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING EXCELLENCEDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)the same. Here's what stays in place:that was later picked up by the Drug EnforcementDoes Marijuanas Rescheduling Administration (DEA) in a proposed rule in 2024. Change DOT Drug Testing Rules?What does Schedule III mean?The Controlled Substances Act divides drugs intoAll current DOT drug testing requirements under five schedules. 49 CFR Part 40 remain in effect. Marijuana is still a tested substance for all safety-sensitive positions, Schedule I substances, like heroin and LSD, areincluding truck drivers, airline pilots, school bus considered to have no accepted medical use anddrivers, train engineers, transit operators, aircraft carry the highest potential for abuse. maintenance personnel, and pipeline emergency Schedule II drugs are controlled substances withresponse workers.a high potential for abuse but recognized medicalCurrent Testing Panelsuses, such as prescription opioids, amphetamines,Your five-panel drug test (marijuana, cocaine, and cocaine. amphetamines, opiates, and PCP) is unchanged. Schedule III substancessuch as ketamine andContinue your pre-employment, reasonable Tylenol with codeineare classified as havingsuspicion, post-accident, and return-to-duty testing a lower abuse potential and a currently acceptedas scheduled.medical use. Moving marijuana to Schedule IIIReasonable Suspicion and Post-Accident Testingsignals federal recognition of its potential medicalAll existing protocols for reasonable suspicion applications and research value, not legalization. testing and post-accident investigation remain What Schedule III Status Changescontinued on page: 10 and What It Does NotThe Executive Order does not immediately reschedule marijuana. Instead, it directs the Attorney General to complete formal rulemaking. The process involves the following actions:1.Department of Justice (DOJ) and DEA action: The DOJ will issue a final rule formally moving marijuana to Schedule III under 21 U.S.C.811.2.HHS review: The Department of Health and Human Services will weigh in on scientific and medical findings.3.Federal Register notice: The Federal Register will give notice of the rule and subject it to a comment period and any legal challenges.4.Implementation timeline: This process typically takes months, possibly longer.Until federal agencies finalize this rulemaking and publish a final rule, marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.What Does Not Change for Employers TodayYour workplace policies, drug testing procedures,Iand consequences for positive tests remain exactlyNrigidply.comMANUFACTURERS of C. 717.866.6581 LAMINATED TIMBERSand WOOD TRUSSES FRAME BUILDER - VOL6 6 / 9"