Medical Review Officer (MRO)
Continuing Medical Education
Mandatory alcohol and drug testing is now required of all intrastate truckers, commercial driver's license holders, and other transportation workers. In joint government agreements, the United States, Canada, and Mexico also monitor truckers crossing international borders. More than 70 percent of large private employers require drug and alcohol testing. In addition, the US Department of Transportation requires mandatory MRO training and certification, as well as 12 hours of CME related to MRO practice every three years. ACOEM has been the educational provider of choice for MROs since 1990; more than 12,000 physicians have completed ACOEM's highly acclaimed training.
View a listing of MRO courses
MRO Self-Assessment
The ACOEM CME program consists of a 45-question self-assessment based on MROCC’s The Medical Review Officer’s Manual, 3rd Edition.
Under DOT, MROs who completed their initial training and exam prior to August 1, 2001, must complete 12 hours of CME before August 1, 2004 [49 CFR §40.121(d)]. MROs who completed their training and exam after August 1, 2001, have three years from the date of completion before their CME is due. MROCC also requires 12 hours of CME within the past three years for MROs who wish to recertify.
The MRO Self-Assessment is $295 for ACOEM members and $345 for non-members. For further information, call ACOEM’s Department of Education at 847/818-1800. Click on the "Buy Online" button to the right to order the self-assessment from the on-line product catalog.
MRO Update (A newsletter for medical review officers)
The comprehensive newsletter for medical review officers (MROs) and other providers of workplace drug/alcohol testing services!
Editor, Robert Swotinsky, MD, MPH, is an MRO board certified in occupational medicine and Chair of the occupational medicine program at Fallon Clinic in Massachusetts. He is coauthor of The Medical Review Officer’s Manual and is on the Medical Review Officer Certification Council’s Examination Development Committee. Dr. Swotinsky also serves on the faculty for ACOEM’s MRO training courses.
Published 10 times a year, MRO Update contains clear, concise, and practical articles on topics such as:
- split specimen procedures and alternative specimen tests
- direct observation and privacy issues
- prescription drug abuse and illicit drug use
- state and federal (DOT, SAMHSA, FHWA, FTA, etc.) regulations
- courtroom updates
- the MRO Forum – a timely question-and-answer column
- a From the Journals section
- information on upcoming MRO course offerings and examinations
10 issues per year
Price: $210 for ACOEM members; $235 for non-members
ISSN 1079-3291
BACK ISSUES – Complete sets from 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 are available through our Product Catalog for $150 per set. You may view each year’s topical index here: 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009. Single copies of back issues are also available for $15 each. Call ACOEM Publications Department at 847/818-1800, ext. 387 to place an order.
Medical Review Officer (MRO) List
This is a free limited e-mail list designed to foster communications regarding drug and alcohol testing and MRO or SAP services between professionals working in the field (BATs, MROs, SAPs, etc.). To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail to MRO@mail.rochester.edu and put “subscribe" in the subject line and in the message.
MRO Code of Ethics (http://www.mrocc.org/Code.htm)
This link will take you to the web site of the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC). The MRO Code of Ethics was established by the MROCC Board of Directors on July 15, 2003, and endorsed by the ACOEM Board of Directors on November 4, 2004.