{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-219.1001","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 219.1001","heading":"Requirement for referral programs.","body":"(a) The purpose of this subpart is to help prevent the adverse effects of drug and alcohol abuse in connection with regulated employees.\n(b) A railroad must adopt, publish, and implement the following programs:\n(1) Self-referral program. A program designed to encourage and facilitate the identification of a regulated employee who abuses drugs or alcohol by providing the employee the opportunity to obtain counseling or treatment before the employee's drug or alcohol abuse manifests itself in a detected violation of this part; and\n(2) Co-worker referral program. A program designed to encourage co-worker participation in preventing violations of this part.\n(c) A railroad may adopt, publish, and implement the following programs:\n(1) Non-peer referral program. A program designed to encourage non-peer participation in preventing violations of this part; and\n(2) Alternate program(s). An alternate program or programs meeting the specific requirements of § 219.1003 or complying with § 219.1007, or both.\n(d) Nothing in this subpart may be construed to:\n(1) Require payment of compensation for any period a regulated employee is restricted from performing regulated service under a voluntary, co-worker, or non-peer referral program;\n(2) Require a railroad to adhere to a voluntary, co-worker, or non-peer referral program when the referral is made for the purpose, or with the effect, of anticipating or avoiding the imminent and probable detection of a rule violation by a supervising employee;\n(3) Interfere with the subpart D requirement for Federal reasonable suspicion testing when a regulated employee is on duty and a supervisor determines the employee is exhibiting signs and symptoms of alcohol and/or drug use;\n(4) Interfere with the requirements in § 219.104(d) for responsive action when a violation of § 219.101 or § 219.102 is substantiated; or\n(5) Limit the discretion of a railroad to dismiss or otherwise discipline a regulated employee for specific rule violations or criminal offenses, except as this subpart specifically provides.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 219—CONTROL OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE","Subpart K—Referral Programs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"4e2715f3dd1115f45fd2cbd61edb85754f8ec2a6b50a0173af9d60a8a5f3e972","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-219.905","next":"us/49-cfr-219.1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}