Employers send people to UrgentMed Davie and UrgentMed Plantation for every reason a testing program has: before a new hire starts, at random, after an accident, when a supervisor has reasonable suspicion, and before and after a return to duty. Both clinics collect any time they are open, seven days a week, with no appointment, for DOT-regulated drivers and for company programs that are not regulated by DOT. Testing for yourself rather than for an employer is covered on the drug testing page.
The tests employers send people for
- Pre-employment. Before a new hire starts. For a DOT driver, FMCSA requires a verified negative drug test before the driver first performs safety-sensitive functions; a pre-employment alcohol test is allowed but not required (49 CFR 382.301). A pre-employment physical or a DOT physical can be done at the same visit.
- Random. Unannounced selections from the employer’s pool. For 2026, the minimum annual random testing rates FMCSA set for drivers are 50% for drugs and 10% for alcohol.
- Post-accident. On request at either clinic, any time it is open — the federal rules are below.
- Reasonable suspicion. Under the DOT rule, the decision rests on “specific, contemporaneous, articulable observations” of the driver’s appearance, behavior, speech or body odors, made by a supervisor or company official trained for it (49 CFR 382.307). Breath alcohol and drug tests for reasonable suspicion are also done for company programs outside DOT.
- Return-to-duty and follow-up. After a DOT violation, these tests come after the evaluation by a substance abuse professional (SAP), who sets the follow-up testing plan.
DOT and non-DOT drug tests
DOT drug tests are urine collections on the federal custody-and-control form, sent to the laboratory, and every result is reported through a Medical Review Officer (MRO), who reviews any non-negative result before it is released — the procedures in 49 CFR Part 40. For company programs outside DOT, the employer sets the panel: 5-panel and 10-panel urine screens with laboratory confirmation of any non-negative result, extended panels on request, and chain-of-custody collection for any program that needs a defensible result. Instant urine tests are run in house with the result at the visit; a non-negative instant result is sent to the laboratory to confirm.
Breath alcohol testing (BAT) for employers
Breath alcohol tests are done by a certified breath alcohol technician on an evidential breath testing device, with the result during the visit — for DOT and for company programs. Outside DOT, any employer can send an employee for any reason its policy names, reasonable suspicion included, and the employee can walk in at either clinic.
Post-accident drug and alcohol testing
Post-accident testing is done on request at either clinic, any time it is open, and a DOT physical can be done at the same visit. An employee injured at work is treated under workers’ compensation and tested at the time of care when the employer’s policy requires it.
For drivers of commercial motor vehicles, the DOT rule (49 CFR 382.303) calls for testing “as soon as practicable” after an accident. A test is required whenever someone died; after an accident in which someone was injured and treated away from the scene, or a vehicle was towed for disabling damage, it is required when the driver receives a citation. If the alcohol test is not given within two hours, the employer records why, and no alcohol test is given after eight hours; no drug test is given after 32 hours. Sending the driver as soon as the scene allows keeps the tests inside those limits.
Setting up testing for your company
Companies can set up an account so employees are sent for testing with a simple authorization and results go directly to the designated contact. UrgentMed is a collection site in the eScreen network, and anyone sent with an employer’s eScreen or Quest Diagnostics authorization is collected the same way. On-site collections at your workplace can sometimes be arranged — ask when you set up the account. To start, use the request for occupational health services; every employer service is on the employer services page.
How results reach the employer
- DOT results are reported through the Medical Review Officer, as Part 40 requires.
- Results for company programs outside DOT are sent to the designated contact by fax or e-mail.
- Breath alcohol and instant test results are available during the visit.
- Laboratory screens are usually reported within a few business days; a non-negative result takes longer, because it is confirmed by a second, more specific method before anyone sees it.
What the employee brings
A photo ID and, for employer or DOT testing, the authorization or the employer’s instructions. Collection follows the protocol the program requires — the federal custody-and-control form for DOT.
Walk in at either clinic
Both clinics collect drug and alcohol tests every day they are open, with no appointment: Davie at 5149 S University Drive and Plantation at 10199 Cleary Boulevard. Hours, maps and parking are on the locations page.
Sources: eCFR via Cornell LII — 49 CFR 382.301, Pre-employment testing · eCFR via Cornell LII — 49 CFR 382.303, Post-accident testing · eCFR via Cornell LII — 49 CFR 382.307, Reasonable suspicion testing · U.S. DOT ODAPC — Random Testing Rates (updated 2026-01-15) · U.S. DOT ODAPC — 49 CFR 40.301, the SAP’s follow-up evaluation · U.S. DOT — Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance