MRO Addresses CAMPA

Dr. Christopher Rubel hosted a conference call to discuss the MRO process and answer questions regarding drug test reviews by an RMO and unusual situations that tend to arise from time to time. There were several issues that were clarified such as:

1. Medical marijuana. If a person tests positive, whether or not they have a medical marijuana prescription or not, it will be reported as a positive test.

2. In the federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, the same classification as heroin.

3. If a person has a prescription for Marinol and tests positive, the test is reported as negative.

4. The regulations do not require an MRO to speak different languages. It is the responsibility of the employer to provide translation services through their DER.

5. If a drug test is going to result in the termination of an employee, Dr. Rubel recommends strongly to have a MRO review as a standard operating procedure because where a person on a prescription medication resulted in a positive drug test which resulted in termination. This will protect your business in the event of litigation.

Note: We have heard from Greenville that a few locations are behind in their MRO payments. Please remember this service is a great benefit and we do not want to jeopardize our relationship with Dr. Rubel.
Please come up to date on your MRO payments.

The next ongoing training session for CAMPA will be held on November 17th at 8:00 am. This session will be a sales meeting.