FARMINGTON – HealthWorks, the occupational medicine program offered by UR Medicine Thompson Health for nearly 30 years, is providing information sessions on the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) rules and regulations for commercial driver’s license (CDL) employers and drivers.
Effective Jan. 6, a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drug and alcohol clearinghouse will provide real-time information to employers, FMCSA, state licensing agencies and law enforcement regarding drivers who are not legally permitted to operate CMVs due to drug and alcohol program violations. This secure, online database is designed to ensure drivers committing these violations complete the necessary steps before getting back behind the wheel or performing other safety-sensitive functions.
Located just off the Thruway at the Thompson Medical Center, 1160 Corporate Drive in Farmington, HealthWorks is a Consortia/Third Party Administrator for the FMCSA and employers can designate HealthWorks to query and report drug and alcohol violations. Both employers and drivers are invited to its upcoming information sessions on the new rules and regulations:
- Thursday, Nov. 7, 9-11 a.m., Yates County Office Building, 417 Liberty St., Penn Yan (for Yates County municipalities and area employers of CMV drivers)
- Friday, Nov. 8, 1-2:30 p.m., HealthWorks, 1160 Corporate Drive, Farmington
- Tuesday, Nov. 12, 7-8:30 p.m., HealthWorks, 1160 Corporate Drive, Farmington
- Wednesday, Nov. 13, 9-11 a.m., 3019 County Complex Drive, Hopewell (for Ontario County municipalities only)
- Saturday, Nov. 16, 9-10:30 a.m., HealthWorks, 1160 Corporate Drive, Farmington
- Tuesday, Nov. 19, 9-10:30 a.m., HealthWorks, 1160 Corporate Drive, Farmington
- Thursday, Nov. 21, 2-3:30 p.m., HealthWorks, 1160 Corporate Drive, Farmington
Register by calling HealthWorks at (585) 924-1550 or emailing HealthWorks@ThompsonHealth.org. For more information on the new clearinghouse rules and regulations, visit https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/. For information on the workplace health services offered to employers by HealthWorks, visit www.ThompsonHealth.com/HealthWorks.