Drug Testing Procedure. Tests for drugs shall be by oral fluid collection. The oral fluid specimens shall be collected under direct visual supervision of a Collector and in accordance with the testing device manufacturer’s recommended procedures for collection. Screening results may be provided by the Collector or by a laboratory. Confirmation tests shall be conducted at a laboratory.
Drug Testing Procedure. The procedure followed in giving the drug test, including but not limited to the collection of the sample, chain of custody, storage of the sample, the type of initial and confirmatory tests used, and the amount of drug or drug metabolite to be regarded as a positive drug test, will all be in conformance with Federal Regulations (Federal Register, Volume 53, No. 69, pg. 11979-11989). A “Split Specimen” shall be drawn in all drug testing procedures to eliminate any false positives.
Drug Testing Procedure. The laboratory shall commence testing of the sample within the first container only if the sample is received in an undamaged condition, properly sealed and labeled, and properly initialed by the member. The certified laboratory shall first conduct an initial screening of this sample. If illegal drugs are found in the sample, then that sample shall be submitted for confirmatory testing. The initial screening shall be accomplished by means of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) or equally reliable testing methods, and the confirmatory test shall be accomplished by means of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GS/MS). If as a result of the initial screening and confirmatory test, the test result is positive, the member will be contacted directly by the Medical Review Officer (M.R.O.) at the Human Factor and will be given the opportunity to explain the reasons for a positive test result. Should the member offer an explanation that in the judgment of the M.R.O. sufficiently explains the positive test result, the M.R.O. will consider the results as negative and the Employer will not be contacted. Should masking agents be found in the sample on the initial test, such shall be treated as a refusal to submit to testing and any option to pursue testing of the specimen in the second container shall be forfeited. The Employer shall be notified of such refusal to submit to testing. This refusal to submit to testing shall then subject the member to appropriate disciplinary action.
Drug Testing Procedure. The Company intends that drug and alcohol collection services will be conducted by a local provider which meets all of the standard state and federal requirements. A medical doctor will serve as a Medical Review Officer (“MRO”) and shall be involved in the communication and review of all test results.
Drug Testing Procedure. (1) The City will contract with an approved testing facility. 32 Four times per year, at its choosing, the testing facility will randomly select two names 33 for alcohol testing and six names for drug testing.
Drug Testing Procedure. 1. All employees will be subject to drug testing.
A. The employee will be notified by the supervisor and the employee will be instructed to go to a specified location for a drug test.
B. Once at the collection site, the employee will be given a sealed specimen bottle or a sealed collection container and provided a room that will afford the employee visual and aural privacy for him/her to provide a urine sample for a drug testing.
C. Once a sample is collected, the employee is to return the sample to the collector immediately. The sample will be checked for temperature and it will be recorded on the official form. The specimen will be split into bottle A and bottle B. The official form and the two specimen bottles will be sent to a laboratory for testing.
2. The laboratory shall report as negative to the Personnel Officer all specimens that are negative on the initial test and no record of testing retained in personnel file. Only specimens confirmed positive shall be reported positive for a specific drug.
A. The laboratory has five (5) working days after receipt of the specimen to report the results of the tests to the Medical Review Officer.
B. The Medical Review Officer shall review confirmed positive results, making sure all steps have been taken to assure an accurate test.
C. Prior to making a final decision to verify a positive test result for an employee, the Medical Review Officer shall contact the employee directly, on a confidential basis, to determine if he/she wishes to discuss the test results. A medically licensed or certified staff person under the Medical Review Officer's supervision may gather information from the employee. The Medical Review Officer shall talk directly with the employee before verifying a test as positive.
D. If, after making all reasonable efforts and documenting them, the Medical Review Officer is unable to reach the employee directly, he/she shall contact a designated management official who shall direct the employee to contact the Medical Review Officer as soon as possible. The management official shall employ procedures that ensure this notice is held in confidence.
3. The Medical Review Officer may verify a test as positive without having communicated directly with the employee about the test in two circumstances.
A. The employee expressly declines the opportunity to discuss the test.
B. The designed employer representative has successfully made and documented a contact with the employee and instructed the employee to...
Drug Testing Procedure. Purpose: The District has a strong commitment to provide a safe work environment for its employees and to establish programs promoting high standards of employee health and safety. Consistent with that commitment, this Agreement establishes prohibitions regarding alcohol and controlled substances and the right of the District to screen or test employees to determine the presence of alcohol and/or controlled substances.
Drug Testing Procedure. The procedure followed in giving the drug test, including but not limited to the collection of the sample, chain of custody, storage of the sample, the type of initial and confirmatory tests used, and the amount of drug or drug metabolite to be regarded as a positive drug test, will all be in conformance with United States Department of Transportation Drug/Alcohol Testing Regulation 49 CFR Part 40, as amended.
Drug Testing Procedure. Section 1. Drug screening or testing shall be conducted upon reasonable suspicion. This testing shall be conducted solely for administrative purposes and the results obtained shall not be used in any criminal proceeding. Under no circumstances may the results of the drug screening or testing be released to a third party for the use in criminal prosecution against the affected Bargaining Unit Member. The following procedures shall not preclude the Employer from other administrative action.
Section 2. Drug testing shall also be authorized when a Bargaining Unit Member is involved in an on-duty motor vehicle accident.
Section 3. All drug screening tests shall be conducted by medical laboratories licensed by the State of Ohio and accredited by the College of American Pathologists or other mutually agreed upon entity. The procedures utilized by the testing lab shall correspond to accepted medical practice. Any positive result shall be confirmed by a mass spectrophotometry procedure (GS-MS), or any approved subsequent state-of-the-art confirmatory test.
Section 4. Drug screening tests shall be given to Bargaining Unit Members to detect the illegal use of controlled substances as defined in Section 3719 of the Ohio Revised Code. If the initial screening is positive, the Bargaining Unit Member’s sample shall be subjected to a confirmatory test that shall be administered by a medical laboratory licensed by the State of Ohio and accredited by the College of American Pathologists or other mutually agreed upon entity. The Bargaining Unit Member may have a second confirmatory test of the split sample done at a lab of his choosing, at his expense. This test shall be given the same evidentiary weight as the previous test, provided a neutral chain of custody remains unbroken.
a) If all the screening and confirmatory tests are positive, then the Bargaining Unit Member involved may be required to enter into rehabilitation referral. The Employer shall maintain the right to discipline the Bargaining Unit Member in addition to mandating rehabilitation.
b) Prior to any notification by the Employer for drug screening or testing, a Bargaining Unit Member may elect to participate in a rehabilitation or detoxification program, as determined by appropriate medical personnel. The cost of the program will be covered according to the provisions of the Bargaining Unit Member’s health insurance plan.
c) A Bargaining Unit Member who participates in a rehabilitation or detoxification progr...
Drug Testing Procedure. 7 The purpose of this policy is to outline for the Department of Public Works a drug testing 8 program and provide all employees with notice of its provisions.
