{"id":96696,"date":"2021-05-20T17:17:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=96696"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:08:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T21:08:42","slug":"nds-receives-national-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/nds-receives-national-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"NDS Receives National Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NDASA-Accreditation.jpeg\" alt=\"NDASA Accreditation Certificate\" width=\"836\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NDASA-Accreditation.jpeg 919w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NDASA-Accreditation-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NDASA-Accreditation-768x581.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NDASA-Accreditation-600x454.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>National Drug Screening, Inc (NDS) has received status as a national Accredited C\/TPA by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ndasa.com\/\">National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA)<\/a>. A C\/TPA is a Consortium\/Third-Party Administrator helping employers with drug and alcohol testing programs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This national accreditation recognizes NDS for its commitment to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Confidentiality, ethical Standards and Integrity<\/li>\r\n<li>Leadership in the drug testing industry<\/li>\r\n<li>Training and development of the NDS team\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Regulatory issues: Federal, DOT, State and Local<\/li>\r\n<li>Random testing and consortium Services\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Best practices for drug testing industry standards\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>National Drug Screening to reach this status completed an extensive application process and has been found qualified by a review committee comprised of industry professionals who assessed NDS operations related the above bullet points.\u00a0 NDS was awarded this certificate of accreditation for meeting the highest industry standards as set forth by experts representing all facets of service in the drug and alcohol testing industry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The National Drug &amp; Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) is the leading trade organization in the United States for the drug and alcohol testing industry. This mission of NDASA is to advocate for safe and drug-free workplaces and communities through legislative advocacy, education, training and excellence in drug and alcohol screening services. NDASA offers a rigorous accreditation program that requires individuals and organizations to achieve certain standards and core competencies. Accreditation applicants must meet the association\u2019s high expectations for excellence. NDASA accreditation signals the best the drug testing industry has to offer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>National Drug Screening, Inc (NDS) is a Consortium\/Third-Party Administrator (C\/TPA) helping employers manage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/employer-programs\/\">drug &amp; alcohol testing programs<\/a>.\u00a0 The company operates all across the United States with over 2000 customers either regulated by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) or non-regulated employers. NDS focus is solely on drug &amp; alcohol testing so that the dedication to being the best in the industry is maintained. A major focus for this year for NDS is helping employers to address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/marijuana-in-the-workplace\/\">marijuana in the workplace<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NAADATP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"154\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>National Drug Screening is also recognized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/datia-the-drug-alcohol-testing-industry-association\/\">Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA)<\/a> as Nationally Accredited for Administration of Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (NAADATP).\u00a0 DATIA (DATIA merged with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ndasa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NDASA<\/a>\u00a0in 2023) is a national trade organization and developed their accreditation program with specific standards in place to ensure that a TPA\u2019s standard operating procedures, safeguards, knowledge of professional practices are up-to date, so their clients remain compliant with federal and state regulations on drug and alcohol testing. Get more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/national-drug-screening-recognized-with-datia-naadatp-accreditation-award\/\">NDS and their NAADAPT accreditation<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Joe Reilly, President of National Drug Screening stated \u201cWe are so very proud of our NDS team working so hard to achieve these national accreditations.\u00a0 It is an honor for our company to be recognized for adhering to strict standards in areas of professional competency and conduct, procedural administration, the confidentiality of records, testing administration and reporting, accountability, regulatory compliance and customer service.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Employers looking for more information can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/employer-accounts\/\">set up an account<\/a> or call 866-843-4545. Information is also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/employer-programs\/\">NDS web site<\/a> for employers for the following topics:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/immediate-testing\/\">Immediate Drug Testing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/state-laws-for-workplace-drug-testing\/\">State Laws and Drug Testing<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/marijuana-in-the-workplace\/\">Marijuana in the Workplace<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/drug-free-policy-development\/\">Drug Free Workplace Polices<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/labcorp-drug-test\/\">Drug testing at LabCorp<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/quest-diagnostics-drug-test\/\">Drug Testing at Quest Diagnostics<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/dot-drug-test\/\">DOT drug testing programs and random consortium<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Drug Screening, Inc (NDS) has received status as a national Accredited C\/TPA by the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA). A C\/TPA is a Consortium\/Third-Party Administrator helping employers with drug and alcohol testing programs.\u00a0 This national accreditation recognizes NDS for its commitment to: Confidentiality, ethical Standards and Integrity Leadership in the drug testing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":96700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[132,195],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118408,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96696\/revisions\/118408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}