Promoting and Preserving the Highest Quality of Standards Among MROs and Their Teams.

MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICERS

The Medical Review Officer (MRO) field is complex and rapidly evolving due to technical advances, regulatory changes, and new patterns of abuse. Testing for substances of abuse is now the rule rather than the exception in settings as diverse as the workplace, the doctor's office, and many schools throughout the country. The Drug-Free Workplace Act affects all federal agencies. Mandatory alcohol and drug testing is now required of all intrastate truckers, commercial driver's license holders, and other transportation workers. Joint government agreements between the United States, Canada, and Mexico monitor truckers crossing international borders. Federal regulations require MRO qualification and re-qualification training followed by certification and recertification by a nationally recognized Medical Review Officer Certification board every 5 years.

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    MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER
    CERTIFICATION

  Registration and Examination

  MROCC Medical Review Officer certification is DOT and SAMHSA recognized and approved. The exams are based on 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR Part 40) and the MRO Competencies Document. As mandated by the DOT, Medical Review Officer certification is valid for five years, at which time recertification is required to remain within DOT compliance and in the directory of currently-certified MROs.

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    MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER
    TRAINING

  Courses/Dates

  MROCC offers certification and recertification examinations in both online and onsite formats to physicians who have completed appropriate Medical Review Officer training. MROCC-approved onsite MRO courses are offered a couple times per year and online courses are available through AOCOPM and ACOEM year-round. A convenient, no-travel, CME activity is available for those who are recertifying.

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    MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER
    RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE

  External Links/Documents

  You can find important documents for practicing Medical Review Officers and their team members on the MROCC website. You will also find multiple links to external websites, including the Department of Transportation (DOT), and list servers that can help to address MRO-related questions and concerns.

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    MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER
    TEAM MEMBERS

  Team Member Training/Examination

  MROCC offers a credentialing program for MRO Team Members. This 3-year certification acknowledges competency in those practical skills the MRO Team Member applies in fulfilling professional responsibilities within the workplace drug testing arena.