As spec ified in section III of the International Standard s of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Progra m all drug recognition experts must be recertified every two years following original certification.
A DRE shall demonstrate continuing proficie ncy by:
(1) Performing a minimum of four (4) acceptable evaluations since the date of last cer tification all of which shall be reviewed and appr oved by a certified DRE instructor and one (1) of which shall be witnessed by a certified DRE instru ctor. These evaluations may be performed on subjec ts suspected of drug and/or alcohol impairment or during classroom simulations\; and
(2) Compl eting a minimum of eight hours of IACP recertifica tion training since the date of the DRE’s most rec ent certification which may alternatively be prese nted in two sessions of no less than four hours an d which shall be consistent with any IACP standard s for such training\; and
(3) Presenting an updated resume and rolling log to the agency coord inator or his designee for review.
A certifi ed DRE instructor shall maintain instructor certif ication so long as DRE certification is maintained . This recertification will be valid for two years from the DRE’s last expiration date.
PLEASE NOTE: According to the revised Standards if you c hoose to grant a one-year extension (formerly the “grace period”) the DRE will be allowed up to a ye ar to complete recertification but the status of t he DRE’s certification will NOT be active.
DESCRIPTION:As specified in section III of the International S tandards of the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program all drug recognition experts must be rece rtified every two years following original certifi cation.\n \n A DRE shall demonstrate continuing pr oficiency by:\n \n (1) Performing a minimum of fou r (4) acceptable evaluations since the date of las t certification all of which shall be reviewed and approved by a certified DRE instructor and one (1 ) of which shall be witnessed by a certified DRE i nstructor. These evaluations may be performed on s ubjects suspected of drug and/or alcohol impairmen t or during classroom simulations\; and\n \n (2) C ompleting a minimum of eight hours of IACP recerti fication training since the date of the DRE’s most recent certification which may alternatively be p resented in two sessions of no less than four hour s and which shall be consistent with any IACP stan dards for such training\; and\n \n (3) Presenting an updated resume and rolling log to the agency co ordinator or his designee for review.\n \n A certi fied DRE instructor shall maintain instructor cert ification so long as DRE certification is maintain ed. This recertification will be valid for two yea rs from the DRE’s last expiration date.\n \n PLEAS E NOTE: According to the revised Standards if you choose to grant a one-year extension (formerly the “grace period”) the DRE will be allowed up to a y ear to complete recertification but the status of the DRE’s certification will NOT be active.\n \n CATEGORIES:Training Course CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T080000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260916T170000 LOCATION:777 McGavock Pk.\n Nashville\, TN 37214\n United S tates\n URL:https://tntrafficsafety.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1684 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR