"Operating Your D.O.T. Drug & Alcohol Testing CTPA Business" is an informative and essential guide for anybody planning and setting up a CTPA business for the delivery of drug and alcohol testing-related services. This guide will help you every step of the way. Providing CTPA services for D.O.T. regulated employers and owner-operators can greatly reduce the administrative burden of a testing program, deliver cost-effective services through your network of service agents, and assist employers and owner-operators for operating in full compliance to 49 CFR Parts 40 and 382. Learn about:
CTPA role, responsibilities, and services to offer; Internal and brokered service agents qualification and compliance requirements; Interacting with the Designated Employer Representative (DER); Writing internal policies; Creating the service agreement for CTPA members; Building a network of remotely located testing facilities; and, Even writing your business plan "There's much more " You will learn about topics as "ownership types of a CTPA business," how you can "identify the needs of CTPA members," and understand "how the CTPA can interact with MROs, labs, SAPs, and testing technicians." You can finally know "how to handle testing information and records" and "complete online reports for employers." This guide will help you understand potential markets in addition to the transportation industry, and help you plan for marketing including giving you tried-and-true marketing ideas and insights. The focus is D.O.T. yet information is included pertinent to general workforce testing since your CTPA will likely attract 'non-DOT' testing business too.