# Refusal to submit to a required alcohol test.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 199.223  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

Each operator shall require a covered employee to submit to a post-accident alcohol test required under § 199.225(a), a reasonable suspicion alcohol test required under § 199.225(b), or a follow-up alcohol test required under § 199.225(d). No operator shall permit an employee who refuses to submit t

## Document text

Each operator shall require a covered employee to submit to a post-accident alcohol test required under § 199.225(a), a reasonable suspicion alcohol test required under § 199.225(b), or a follow-up alcohol test required under § 199.225(d). No operator shall permit an employee who refuses to submit to such a test to perform or continue to perform covered functions.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-199.223>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `75814e2d616b2ae9f12d821b5c5af8eb13313c74a5c6cff928768ec8ccab23fe`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:50.797Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T01:56:04.086Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-199-223`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "199",
  "section": "199.223",
  "subpart": "Subpart C—Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```