Make DOT’s Former Leading Expert

YOUR Leading Expert.

For more than 25 years, the Current Consulting Group has been your workplace screening expert team when it comes to policy, state drug testing laws, and training in person and online. We have expanded our team and our offerings to include global markets. CCG welcomes Patrice Kelly, the longest-serving Director of the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance (ODAPC) in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to our illustrious team. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Current Consulting Group, Patrice Kelly Global Solutions (PKGS) will continue to answer your questions and further your compliance and opportunities in the screening industry domestically and internationally.

DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Expertise

  • As the author of many of the changes to the DOT’s Part 40, as well as a participant in other regulatory changes to Part 40 and the DOT Agencies since the early 1990s, PKGS can assist you with your toughest questions. 
  • Need insights into WHY the DOT has made certain regulatory provisions the way they are? PKGS can guide you through the regulations and their preambles to find the answers. 
  • Do you want to discuss and strategize the challenges of maintaining a compliant workplace screening program? Working as part of Current Consulting Group, the #1 recognized brand in drug testing consulting, we are uniquely qualified to help you overcome those challenges. 

Domestic and International Drug & Alcohol Strategic Planning

  • Are you interested in expanding your business within the US and want to discuss key compliance challenges? 
  • Have you thought about international markets or are you already there? Drug testing is expanding all over the world. Now is a great time to expand your business outside the US! 

Domestic and International Aviation Repair Station Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Advice 

  • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule in 2024 to require aviation maintenance businesses outside the US, which hold a “Part 145 Repair Station Certificate”, to conduct drug testing in accordance with the drug testing requirements of both FAA and DOT. Are you ready for that? PKGS can help! 
  • The FAA and DOT do not intend to issue blanket exemptions so that repairs stations can choose not to follow the DOT and FAA drug and alcohol testing regulations.  This final rule is important! 
  • What do Part 145 Repair Station Certificate holders need to know about this FAA final rule? – and what should they know about drug and alcohol testing for their own employees? 

Exemption Writing Assistance

  • Those who will or have been conducting drug testing overseas will need to understand the FAA’s regulation (Part 120) and the DOT’s regulation (Part 40) and follow those or seek exemptions and/or waivers. The PKGS Co-President offers unique experience to our clients because she has been a regulatory attorney and rulemaking policy leader at DOT. We will help you navigate through exemptions and waivers successfully. 
  • For US-based businesses, are there other DOT or DOT Agency drug or alcohol testing provisions from which you want to seek exemption? Let’s explore those together!  

Public Comment Drafting Assistance

  • Do you know what the latest proposed DOT or DOT Agency regulation(s) means to you and your business? We can discuss and draft public comments to ensure your voice is heard. 
  • If the DEA starts its Marijuana Rescheduling rulemaking again, what will you do? 

Advocating for Your Rights as an Employer 

  • 87Do you know what State and Federal law changes could mean to your businesses? 
  • Have you ever considered expressing your views to your elected officials, not through lobbying, but through direct communication to your State and Federal legislators? We can help! 
  • For general information on how to express concerns regarding state and Federal laws, check out this CCG article!

Expert Witness Services

  • Do you need an expert advising your litigation team and appearing in court, a grievance process, or an alternative dispute resolution process? 
  • Do you need an expert witness who can explain what Part 40 drug or alcohol testing regulation provisions really mean and why they are written as they are?   
  • Do you need expert advice in a collective bargaining agreement environment BEFORE there is a grievance or Unfair Labor Practice alleged. Let’s discuss what you need to know to negotiate in good faith and for the success of safety! 

Speaking and Presenting for Webinars, Podcasts, Conferences, and Trainings

  • With experience in more than 200 speaking engagements, we can bring a wealth of knowledge, humor and insight to your own productions! 

Click here to join Patrice at NDASA’s Town Hall every Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Meeting ID: 875 8337 0077     Passcode: 442211 


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Questions? Please reach out to Patrice Kelly, Co-President of Patrice Kelly Global Solutions (PKGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Current Consulting Group.