Drug and Alcohol Program

The Office of Passenger Transportation Substance Abuse Management Oversight and Technical Assistance program provides Michigan’s grantees and sub-grantees of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding with training materials, training sessions, program implementation aids, FTA-approved policy templates, and regulatory guidance on the FTA and United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations concerning the testing of safety-sensitive employees for prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse.

All recipients of public transportation funds under federal code Sections 5307, 5309 and 5311 are required to comply with FTA drug and alcohol program requirements in accordance with 49 CFR Part 655 and USDOT's Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs in 49 CFR Part 40, as amended.