# 262.221 Use following an accident.

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- **citation:** 16 NYCRR 262.221
- **title:** 262.221 Use following an accident.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** New York State Public Service Commission
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** Drug and Alcohol Testing. Each operator shall prohibit a covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident in which his or her performance of covered functions has not been discounted by the operator as a contributing factor to the accident from using alcohol for eight hours following the accident unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under section 262.225(a) of
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Each operator shall prohibit a covered employee who has actual knowledge of an accident in which his or her performance of covered functions has not been discounted by the operator as a contributing factor to the accident from using alcohol for eight hours following the accident unless he or she has been given a post-accident test under section 262.225(a) of this Part, or the operator has determined that the employee's performance could not have contributed to the accident.
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