{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-40.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 40.17","heading":"Is an employer responsible for obtaining information from its service agents?","body":"Yes, as an employer, you are responsible for obtaining information required by this part from your service agents. This is true whether or not you choose to use a C/TPA as an intermediary in transmitting information to you. For example, suppose an applicant for a safety-sensitive job takes a pre-employment drug test, but there is a significant delay in your receipt of the test result from an MRO or C/TPA. You must not assume that “no news is good news” and permit the applicant to perform safety-sensitive duties before receiving the result. This is a violation of the Department's regulations.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 40—PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS","Subpart B—Employer Responsibilities"],"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":"ac1fa841ebfc6c563af5bbe2b93327f1e0546b030562aff8ef9ad92291346d82","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-40.15","next":"us/49-cfr-40.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}