Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. All
Virginia licensed branch pilots shall be subject to the random chemical testing
as set forth in this chapter. Random chemical testing shall be conducted at an
annual selection rate of not less than 30% and not more than 100% of total
licensees. Licensees shall be responsible for all costs associated with random
chemical testing. The chemical test shall be a comprehensive drug screen
acceptable to the board that includes testing for controlled substances in
Schedules I through V of Chapter 34 (§
54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1
of the Code of Virginia.
Only licensees on duty may be selected for random testing. A
licensee selected for random chemical testing shall report for testing within
two hours of notification. Failure to take a random chemical test is considered
refusal to take the test.
B.
Duties of licensee.
1. All licensees of this
board shall enroll and participate in a random chemical testing program that
meets the criteria of this chapter.
2. An on-duty licensee selected for random
chemical testing shall report for testing within two hours of notification that
the licensee has been selected.
3.
Licensees who receive a prescription for any medication from any health care
provider shall have the following duties:
a.
Give the health care provider a copy of the licensee's job description as a
Virginia pilot;
b. Give the health
care provider a complete list of medications used within the 30 days preceding
the current visit;
c. Obtain a
written statement from the health care provider stating if the new prescription
is for a controlled substance (Schedules II through V of the Drug Control Act)
and obtain a written statement from the health care provider as to the
licensee's fitness to safely perform the duties found in the job description;
and
d. If prescribed any medication
containing a Schedules II through V controlled substance that is to be used
within 12 hours of being on duty, make certain the MRO received by hand
delivery or telefax each prescription written by any health care provider at
the time such prescription is written along with a complete list of medications
used by the licensee within the preceding 30
days.
C. The
medical review officer shall:
1. Be completely
familiar with all duties of a Virginia pilot.
2. Receive, evaluate, and maintain records of
all medications given to him by or on behalf of each Virginia pilot.
3. Receive, evaluate, and maintain a record
of each random chemical test taken by a Virginia pilot.
4. Any time the MRO finds the presence of a
drug, alcohol, or marijuana that may impair the safe discharge of any duty of a
Virginia pilot such that the licensee is unfit to perform those duties, report
the MRO's written findings to the licensee and president or vice president of
the board and to the board's administrator.
5. Report in writing to the licensee,
president or vice-president of the board, and the board's administrator of any
delay or refusal by a licensee in reporting to testing or being
tested.
6. To the extent consistent
with state and federal law, protect the confidentiality of all licensee
records.
7. Judge fitness to safely
perform duties in the context of the licensee's prescription medications and
the licensee's available medical history. Any time the MRO finds evidence that
the Virginia pilot may be impaired in the safe discharge of any of the pilot's
duties such that the pilot may be unfit to perform those duties, the MRO's
written finding shall be reported to the licensee and president or vice
president of the board and to the board's administrator.
Statutory Authority: §
54.1-902 of the Code of
Virginia.
