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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 120.7 

Subpart E—Drug Testing Program 

Requirements 

120.101

Scope. 

120.103

General. 

120.105

Employees who must be tested. 

120.107

Substances for which testing must 

be conducted. 

120.109

Types of drug testing required. 

120.111

Administrative and other matters. 

120.113

Medical Review Officer, Substance 

Abuse Professional, and employer re-
sponsibilities. 

120.115

Employee Assistance Program 

(EAP). 

120.117

Implementing a drug testing pro-

gram. 

120.119

Annual reports. 

120.121

Preemption. 

120.123

Drug testing outside of the territory 

of the United States. 

120.125

Waivers from 49 CFR 40.21. 

Subpart F—Alcohol Testing Program 

Requirements 

120.201

Scope. 

120.203

General. 

120.205

Preemption of State and local laws. 

120.207

Other requirements imposed by em-

ployers. 

120.209

Requirement for notice. 

120.211

Applicable Federal regulations. 

120.213

Falsification. 

120.215

Covered employees. 

120.217

Tests required. 

120.219

Handling of test results, record re-

tention, and confidentiality. 

120.221

Consequences for employees engag-

ing in alcohol-related conduct. 

120.223

Alcohol misuse information, train-

ing, and substance abuse professionals. 

120.225

How to implement an alcohol testing 

program. 

120.227

Employees located outside the U.S. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101– 

40103, 40113, 40120, 41706, 41721, 44106, 44701, 
44702, 44703, 44709, 44710, 44711, 45101–45105, 
46105, 46306. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2008–0937, 74 FR 

22653, May 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 120.1

Applicability. 

This part applies to the following 

persons: 

(a) All air carriers and operators cer-

tificated under part 119 of this chapter 
authorized to conduct operations under 
part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, all 
air traffic control facilities not oper-
ated by the FAA or by or under con-

tract to the U.S. military; and all oper-
ators as defined in 14 CFR 91.147. 

(b) All individuals who perform, ei-

ther directly or by contract, a safety- 
sensitive function listed in subpart E 
or subpart F of this part. 

(c) All part 145 certificate holders 

who perform safety-sensitive functions 
and elect to implement a drug and al-
cohol testing program under this part. 

(d) All contractors who elect to im-

plement a drug and alcohol testing pro-
gram under this part. 

§ 120.3

Purpose. 

The purpose of this part is to estab-

lish a program designed to help prevent 
accidents and injuries resulting from 
the use of prohibited drugs or the mis-
use of alcohol by employees who per-
form safety-sensitive functions in avia-
tion. 

§ 120.5

Procedures. 

Each employer having a drug and al-

cohol testing program under this part 
must ensure that all drug and alcohol 
testing conducted pursuant to this part 
complies with the procedures set forth 
in 49 CFR part 40. 

§ 120.7

Definitions. 

For the purposes of this part, the fol-

lowing definitions apply: 

(a) 

Accident 

means an occurrence as-

sociated with the operation of an air-
craft which takes place between the 
time any individual boards the aircraft 
with the intention of flight and all 
such individuals have disembarked, and 
in which any individual suffers death 
or serious injury, or in which the air-
craft receives substantial damage. 

(b) 

Alcohol 

means the intoxicating 

agent in beverage alcohol, ethyl alco-
hol, or other low molecular weight al-
cohols, including methyl or isopropyl 
alcohol. 

(c) 

Alcohol concentration (or content) 

means the alcohol in a volume of 
breath expressed in terms of grams of 
alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indi-
cated by an evidential breath test 
under subpart F of this part. 

(d) 

Alcohol 

use means the consump-

tion of any beverage, mixture, or prep-
aration, including any medication, con-
taining alcohol. 

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