Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1035 - SCHOOL BUS DRIVER PERMIT › Section 1035.20 - Annual Medical Examination and Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All applicants for a school bus driver
			 permit must demonstrate physical fitness to operate a school bus by undergoing
			 a medical examination, including tests for drug and alcohol use, conducted by a
			 medical examiner within 90 days prior to the date of application for the
			 permit.
b) An applicant who, within
			 90 days prior to the date of application, has undergone a medical examination
			 complying with subpart E of
			 49 CFR
			 391.41 (October 1, 2015) shall be exempt from
			 the corresponding requirements of this Section, provided that the applicant
			 submits to the Secretary of State a copy of the federal medical examiner's
			 certificate (
			 49 CFR
			 391.43, October 1, 2015) and/or a copy of the
			 CCF form signed by the medical examiner.
c) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
			 medical examination for all applicants shall be performed in accordance with
			 the provisions of this Section and the instructions contained on the Secretary
			 of State Physical Examination and Certificate for Illinois School Bus Driver
			 form, which may be obtained from the Secretary of State for the use of the
			 medical examiner.
d) Each applicant
			 to be tested for drugs shall consent in writing to provide a split urine
			 specimen for this purpose as part of the applicant's annual medical examination
			 and shall authorize the release of the results of the tests to the medical
			 examiner. Those persons responsible for collection of the specimen shall ensure
			 that the split specimen is not substituted, adulterated or diluted by the
			 applicant during the collection procedure. The split specimen bottle shall be
			 labeled to identify its source and shall be delivered to the testing laboratory
			 by U.S. mail, personal delivery by the medical examiner's staff, a professional
			 messenger service, or other means that preclude tampering with the split
			 specimen. Those persons responsible for collecting, processing and testing the
			 specimen shall maintain and be able to document a chain of custody for the
			 split specimen that ensures its integrity.
e) Drug Test Results
1) A person shall be deemed to have failed to
			 obtain a negative result on a drug test if he/she:
A) Fails to appear for any test within 24
			 hours after being directed to do so by the employer;
B) Fails to remain at the testing site until
			 the testing process is complete, as determined by the collector;
C) Fails to provide a urine
			 specimen;
D) If applicable, fails
			 to permit the observation or monitoring of his/her provision of a
			 specimen;
E) Fails to provide
			 sufficient amount of urine when directed and it has been determined, through a
			 required medical evaluation, as set forth in
			 49
			 CFR 40.193 (October 1, 2015), that there was
			 no adequate medical explanation for the failure;
F) Fails or declines to take a second test as
			 directed by the employer or collector;
G) is reported by the MRO as having a
			 verified adulterated or substituted test result;
H) Fails to cooperate with any part of the
			 testing process (e.g., refuses to empty pockets when so directed by the
			 collector or behaves in a confrontational way that disrupts the collection
			 process);
I) Is reported by the MRO
			 as having a positive drug test result.