QuestionsQuestions (LTO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. BGC-AO-001)
It is promulgated pursuant to Republic Act No. 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code) and in consonance with Section 22 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 398.
Any driver hired or paid for driving/operating a motor vehicle, whether for private use or for hire to the public.
A sensitive, rapid, and reliable procedure to identify negative and positive specimens usually by chemical procedure; it serves as the first screening urine test.
A second analytical procedure to identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite in a specimen; it is conducted when the initial urine drug test is positive.
Metamphetamine, marijuana (cannabinoid), and other prohibited drugs.
At least 60 ml of urine contained in a collection container.
The collection site person measures the temperature immediately from the time of collection.
At the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) or PNP Crime Laboratory or NBI Laboratory (as provided in Section III(b)).
For license holders: the license shall be revoked. For applicants: the license will not be issued.
The applicant can only renew/reapply after rehabilitation and after the Drug Rehabilitation Board has cleared him (with the MRO recommending rehabilitation).
The MRO is described as a qualified professional who evaluates drug test results; in the text, the MRO recommends rehabilitation for a positive confirmatory case.
Metro Manila: LTO-accredited physicians/technologists or accredited laboratories (both accredited by DDB and LTO). Regional: NBI or PNP facilities in the region or laboratories accredited by DDB and LTO. Provincial: laboratories accredited by both DDB and LTO.
The LTO shall secure monthly from the DDB an updated list of accredited drug testing laboratories and professionals for proper monitoring, coordination, and LTO accreditation.
It is valid for fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance.
P300.00 per test covering both amphetamine and cannabinoid at the LTO laboratory. If the initial test is positive, an additional confirmatory test fee (amount to be determined by the DDB) must be paid by the applicant.
The LTO shall file a case before the LTFRB for suspension/revocation of the operator’s franchise if circumstances point to breach of franchise conditions or failure to comply with legal obligations of a common carrier.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks.