FAA Random Testing Rates for 2025 Unchanged
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published that the minimum annual random rates for 2025 will remain at to 25% annually for drug testing and 10% annually for alcohol testing. The FAA published the 2025 random drug and alcohol testing rates for 2025 in the November 4, 2024 Federal Register.
The FAA can adjust the minimum random drug and alcohol testing rates annually based on the reported positive rate of the industry’s random drug and alcohol tests. In accordance with 14 CFR Part 120.109(b)(3) if the reported positive random drug testing rate is below one (1) percent for two consecutive years, the FAA may lower the random drug testing rate to 25% for all covered employees. Conversely, 14 CFR Part 120.109(b)(4) requires the FAA to raise the minimum random drug testing rate from 25% to 50% for all covered employees when the latest reported positive random drug testing rate is equal or greater than one (1) percent.
14 CFR Part 120.217(c)(3)(i) states if the reported violation rate for random alcohol testing rate is below one (0.5) percent for two consecutive years, the FAA may lower the random alcohol testing rate to 10% for all covered employees. Conversely, 14 CFR Part 120.217(c)(4)(i) requires the FAA to raise the minimum random alcohol testing rate from 10% to 25% for all covered employees when the latest reported violation rate for random alcohol testing rate is equal or greater than one (0.5) percent.
The reported positive random drug testing percent for CY 2023 was 0.881 percent, requiring the FAA to maintain the annual random drug testing rate for CY 2025 at 25% for all covered employees. The random alcohol testing rate for 2025 will remain at 10% based on the alcohol violation rate for 2023 being .141%.
