2013 member rates
Annual membership fee
FMCSA, FTA, PHMSA
This includes a model policy and procedure manual provided electronically, materials for distribution to employees, regional supervisor trainings, annual report generation, access to Substance Abuse Professional services, and advice from staff and legal consultant on positive tests.
| AWC members (cities) <5 CDL employees |
$100/year |
| AWC members (cities) 5+ CDL employees |
$175/year |
| AWC associate members (public agencies) |
$200/year |
Random drug and alcohol testing
Annual costs per covered person (payable in advance each year). Random testing is coordinated by A WorkSafe Service, Inc. and includes random selection, notification, collection, test analysis, MRO fees and record-keeping by the testing lab. Replacement or substitution of drivers is allowed at no additional charge.
| AWC members (cities) |
$52/employee |
| AWC associate members (public agencies) |
$55/employee |
Non-random services
Available at additional cost (billed directly to member jurisdiction) for pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, return to duty and follow-up testing.
| Drug test collection, analysis and MRO |
$52/test |
Breath alcohol test (both screening and confirmation test – if the screening test is 0.02 or above - are included at this price)
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$35/test |
| Split-sample testing at the request of an employee (Per US DOT regulations, payable in advance to A WorkSAFE Service by the employer – the employer can then recoup cost from employee, if so provided in policy.) |
$200/test |
Mobile drug testing option – New!
In addition to testing fees, government mileage rate from closest on-site collector (Vancouver, Seattle, Pasco, Spokane), plus $95 on-site fee if 5 or fewer individuals are tested.
Consultation/Professional fees
| Deposition, expert witness, medical consultation, lab toxicologist |
$200/hour |
SAP (Substance Abuse Professional)
| For ComPsych Employee Assistance Program members; fees will be similar for other SAPs. |
$600/case |
Note: SAP fee must be paid prior to time of evaluation.
Supervisor training
AWC sponsors 5 regional supervisor sessions each year that are free for AWC Consortium members. Online supervisor training is also available at no charge to supervisors in member jurisdictions.
Additional on-site training
Members can contract with a trainer for training sessions provided on-site.
| Supervisor training |
$600/session, including travel expenses |
| Employee Training (when done in conjunction with supervisor training) |
$200/session |