[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR382.213]

[Page 858]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 382--CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL USE AND TESTING--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Prohibitions
 
Sec. 382.213  Controlled substances use.

    (a) No driver shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the 
performance of safety-sensitive functions when the driver uses any 
controlled substance, except when the use is pursuant to the 
instructions of a licensed medical practitioner, as defined in 
Sec. 382.107, who has advised the driver that the substance will not 
adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial 
motor vehicle.
    (b) No employer having actual knowledge that a driver has used a 
controlled substance shall permit the driver to perform or continue to 
perform a safety-sensitive function.
    (c) An employer may require a driver to inform the employer of any 
therapeutic drug use.