DOT Strengthens ID Verification for FMCSA D&A Clearinghouse

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced improvements to their Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse online database. New identity verification requirements for certain Clearinghouse users will strengthen fraud prevention, improve record accuracy, and enhance accountability for over six million users in the database.

Medical Review Officers, Substance Abuse Professionals, third-party administrators, and employers will be required to take additional steps to verify their identities within the FMCSA database.

The new process will be completed using IDEMIA, a company specializing in secure identity verification and used by the Department of Homeland Security at airports across the country. Future phases will extend the new requirements to most other users, though commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders are already verified through state systems.

Press Release can be found here: Trump’s Transportation Department Strengthens ID Verification for Drug & Alcohol Violation Database to Restore Integrity to Trucking Industry | FMCSA

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