{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-655.49","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 655.49","heading":"Refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test.","body":"(a) Each employer shall require a covered employee to submit to a post-accident drug and alcohol test required under § 655.44, a random drug and alcohol test required under § 655.45, a reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test required under § 655.43, or a follow-up drug and alcohol test required under § 655.47. No employer shall permit an employee who refuses to submit to such a test to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.\n(b) When an employee refuses to submit to a drug or alcohol test, the employer shall follow the procedures outlined in 49 CFR Part 40.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","PART 655—PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL MISUSE AND PROHIBITED DRUG USE IN TRANSIT OPERATIONS","Subpart E—Types of Testing"],"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":"02c79ced6774bfb696445daa884ac5604b6d09a5eb6b61170a2915d02410a5ee","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-655.48","next":"us/49-cfr-655.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}