Drug Testing Procedures. 1106 a) The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy to ensure the 1107 integrity of department drug testing shall be adhered to by any personnel 1108 administering drug tests. 1109 b) Personnel authorized to administer drug tests shall require positive 1110 identification from each employee to be tested before they enter the testing 1111 area. This shall consist of picture ID that is government or employer issued. 1112 c) All employees whose urinalysis is not negative shall have a post-test 1113 interview with qualified medical personnel to ascertain and document the 1114 recent use of any prescription or non-prescription drugs, or any indirect 1115 exposure to drugs that may result in a positive test result. 1116 d) The bathroom facility of the testing area shall be private and secure. 1117 i. Authorized testing personnel shall search the facility before an employee 1118 enters it to produce a urine sample, and document that it is free of any 1119 foreign substances. 1120 e) Where the employee appears unable or unwilling to give a specimen at the 1121 time of the test, testing personnel shall document the circumstances on the 1122 drug test report form. The employee shall be permitted no more than 3 1123 hours to give a sample; during which the employee shall remain in the testing 1124 area. If the employee leaves the area, it is considered a refusal to test. Up to 1125 and not exceeding 40 ounces of water may be given to the employee to 1126 encourage urination. Failure to submit a sample shall not be considered a 1127 refusal to submit to a drug test until the individual has been examined by a 1128 doctor to determine if the individual has a pre-existing medical condition 1129 which would prohibit the donor from supplying the specimen. 1130 f) Employees shall have the right to request that their sample be split and 1131 stored in case of legal disputes. The urine samples must be provided at the 1132 same time, and marked and placed in identical specimen containers by 1133 authorized testing personnel. One sample shall be submitted for immediate 1134 drug testing. The other sample shall remain at the facility in frozen storage 1135 for one year. This sample shall be made available to the employee or their 1136 attorney should the original sample result in a legal dispute or the chain of 1137 custody be broken. 1138 g) Specimen samples shall be sealed in the presence of the participants, 1139 labeled, and checked against the identity of the employee to ensure the 1140 results match the tested specimen. All collections are handled forensically, 1141 which means they are labeled, double-sealed, double-checked for accuracy 1142 and completeness, stored in a secure, locked refrigerator until testing, and 1143 accompanied by a forensic chain-of-custody. 1144 h) Whenever there is a reason to believe that the employee may have altered 1145 or substituted the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be 1146 obtained immediately under direct supervision of the testing personnel.
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Drug Testing Procedures. 1106 a) 27 1. The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy to ensure the 1107 28 integrity of department Department drug testing shall be adhered to by any personnel 1108 29 administering drug tests.
1109 b) 31 2. The department head at his/her option may require an escort to the testing site.
33 3. Personnel authorized to administer drug tests shall require positive 1110 identification 34 from each employee to be tested before they enter the testing 1111 area. This shall 35 consist of picture ID that is government or employer issuedDriver's License.
1112 c) All employees whose urinalysis 36 4. a pretest interview shall be conducted by testing personnel with each employee is not negative shall have a post-test 1113 interview with qualified medical personnel 37 order to ascertain and document the 1114 recent use of any prescription or non-non- 38 prescription drugs, or any indirect 1115 exposure to drugs that may result in a false 39 positive test result.
1116 d) 41 5. The bathroom facility of the testing area shall be private and secure. 1117 i. Authorized testing personnel shall search the facility before an employee 1118 enters it to produce a urine sample, and document that it is free of any 1119 foreign substances.
1120 e) 43 6. Where the employee appears unable or unwilling to give a specimen at the 1121 time 44 of the test, testing personnel shall document the circumstances on the 1122 drug test 45 report form. The employee shall be permitted no more than 3 1123 eight hours to give a 46 sample; , during which the employee time he/she shall remain in the testing 1124 area. If the employee leaves the area, it is considered a refusal to test. Up to 1125 and not exceeding 40 ounces Reasonable 47 amounts of water may be given to the employee to 1126 encourage urination. Failure 48 to submit a sample shall be considered a refusal to submit to a drug test. 49 Documented medical inability to submit a sample shall not be considered a 1127 refusal to submit to a drug test until the individual has been examined by a 1128 doctor to determine if the individual has a pre-existing medical condition 1129 which would prohibit the donor from supplying the specimen.50 refusal. 51
1130 f) 1 7. Employees shall have the right to request that their urine sample be split and 1131 stored made available to the 2 employee for retesting in case of legal disputesa positive test result. The urine samples must 3 be provided at the 1132 same timetime identified, and marked marked, and placed in identical specimen 4 containers by 1133 authorized testing personnel. One sample shall be submitted for 5 immediate 1134 drug testingtesting at the approved testing laboratory. The If the sample tests 6 positive, the other sample shall remain at the facility in frozen storage 1135 for one year. This sample shall be made available to the employee or their 1136 attorney should the original sample result in a legal dispute or the chain of 1137 custody be broken.
1138 g) Specimen samples shall be sealed in the presence of the participants, 1139 labeled, and checked against the identity of the employee to ensure the 1140 results match the tested specimen. All collections are handled forensically, 1141 which means they are labeled, double-sealed, double-checked for accuracy 1142 and completeness, stored in a secure, locked refrigerator until testing, and 1143 accompanied by a forensic chain-of-custody.
1144 h) Whenever there is a reason to believe that the employee may have altered 1145 or substituted the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be 1146 obtained immediately under direct supervision of the testing personnel.one
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Drug Testing Procedures. 1106 a) 1. The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy to ensure the 1107 integrity of department Department drug testing shall be adhered to by any qualified personnel 1108 administering drug tests.
1109 b) Personnel 2. The Chief, at his/her option, may require an escort to the testing site.
3. Qualified personnel authorized to administer drug tests shall require positive 1110 identification from each employee to be tested before they enter the testing 1111 area. This shall consist of picture ID that is government or employer issuedDriver’s License.
1112 c) All employees whose urinalysis is not negative 4. A pretest interview shall have a post-test 1113 interview be conducted by testing personnel with qualified medical personnel each employee in order to ascertain and document the 1114 recent use of any prescription or non-non- prescription drugs, or any indirect 1115 exposure to drugs that may result in a false positive test result.
1116 d) 5. The bathroom facility of the testing area shall be private and secure. 1117 i. Authorized testing personnel shall search the facility before an employee 1118 enters it to produce a urine sample, and document that it is free of any 1119 foreign substances.
1120 e) 6. Where the employee appears unable or unwilling to give a specimen at the 1121 time of the test, testing personnel shall document the circumstances on the 1122 drug test report form. The employee shall be permitted no more than 3 1123 eight hours to give a sample; , during which the employee time he/she shall remain in the testing 1124 area. If the employee leaves the area, it is considered a refusal to test. Up to 1125 and not exceeding 40 ounces Reasonable amounts of water may be given to the employee to 1126 encourage urination. Failure to submit a sample shall not be considered a 1127 refusal to submit to a drug test until the individual has been examined by test. Documented medical inability to submit a 1128 doctor to determine if the individual has sample shall not be considered a pre-existing medical condition 1129 which would prohibit the donor from supplying the specimenrefusal.
1130 f) 7. Employees shall have the right to request that their urine sample be split and 1131 stored and made available to the employee for retesting in case of legal disputesa positive test result. The urine samples must be provided at the 1132 same time, and marked identified, marked, and placed in identical specimen containers by 1133 authorized testing personnel. One sample shall be submitted for immediate 1134 drug testingtesting at the approved testing laboratory. The If the sample tests positive, the other sample shall remain at the facility in frozen storage 1135 for one year. This sample shall be made available to the employee or their 1136 attorney his/her attorney, should the original sample result in a legal dispute or the chain of 1137 custody be broken.
1138 g8. If the employee desires to have his/her specimen retested because of a positive test result, he/she may do so at his/her own expense at an approved testing laboratory of his/her choice. Results of any retesting should be submitted to the Chief of Police in writing within five (5) working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, after the specimen is turned over to the employee’s selected laboratory.
9. Specimen samples shall be sealed in the presence of the participants, 1139 labeled, and checked against the identity of the employee to ensure the 1140 results match the tested specimen. All collections are handled forensically, 1141 which means they are labeled, double-sealed, and double-checked for accuracy 1142 and completeness, stored in a secure, locked refrigerator until testing, and 1143 accompanied by a forensic chain-of-chain of custody.
1144 h) 10. Whenever there is a reason to believe that the employee may have altered 1145 or substituted the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be 1146 obtained immediately under direct supervision observation of the testing personnel.
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Drug Testing Procedures. 1106 1084 a) The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy to ensure the 1107 1085 integrity of department drug testing shall be adhered to by any personnel 1108 1086 administering drug tests.
1109 1087 b) Personnel authorized to administer drug tests shall require positive 1110 1088 identification from each employee to be tested before they enter the testing 1111 1089 area. This shall consist of picture ID that is government or employer issued.
1112 1090 c) All employees whose urinalysis is not negative shall have a post-test 1113 1091 interview with qualified medical personnel to ascertain and document the 1114 1092 recent use of any prescription or non-prescription drugs, or any indirect 1115 1093 exposure to drugs that may result in a positive test result.
1116 1094 d) The bathroom facility of the testing area shall be private and secure. 1117 1095 i. Authorized testing personnel shall search the facility before an employee 1118 1096 enters it to produce a urine sample, and document that it is free of any 1119 1097 foreign substances.
1120 1098 e) Where the employee appears unable or unwilling to give a specimen at the 1121 1099 time of the test, testing personnel shall document the circumstances on the 1122 1100 drug test report form. The employee shall be permitted no more than 3 1123 1101 hours to give a sample; during which the employee shall remain in the testing 1124 1102 area. If the employee leaves the area, it is considered a refusal to test. Up to 1125 1103 and not exceeding 40 ounces of water may be given to the employee to 1126 1104 encourage urination. Failure to submit a sample shall not be considered a 1127 1105 refusal to submit to a drug test until the individual has been examined by a 1128 1106 doctor to determine if the individual has a pre-existing medical condition 1129 1107 which would prohibit the donor from supplying the specimen.
1130 1108 f) Employees shall have the right to request that their sample be split and 1131 1109 stored in case of legal disputes. The urine samples must be provided at the 1132 1110 same time, and marked and placed in identical specimen containers by 1133 1111 authorized testing personnel. One sample shall be submitted for immediate 1134 1112 drug testing. The other sample shall remain at the facility in frozen storage 1135 1113 for one year. This sample shall be made available to the employee or their 1136 1114 attorney should the original sample result in a legal dispute or the chain of 1137 1115 custody be broken.
1138 1116 g) Specimen samples shall be sealed in the presence of the participants, 1139 1117 labeled, and checked against the identity of the employee to ensure the 1140 1118 results match the tested specimen. All collections are handled forensically, 1141 1119 which means they are labeled, double-sealed, double-checked for accuracy 1142 1120 and completeness, stored in a secure, locked refrigerator until testing, and 1143 1121 accompanied by a forensic chain-of-custody.
1144 1122 h) Whenever there is a reason to believe that the employee may have altered 1145 1123 or substituted the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be 1146 1124 obtained immediately under direct supervision of the testing personnel.
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Drug Testing Procedures. 1106 1090 a) The testing procedures and safeguards provided in this policy to ensure the 1107 1091 integrity of department drug testing shall be adhered to by any personnel 1108 1092 administering drug tests.
1109 1093 b) Personnel authorized to administer drug tests shall require positive 1110 1094 identification from each employee to be tested before they enter the testing 1111 1095 area. This shall consist of picture ID that is government or employer issued.
1112 1096 c) All employees whose urinalysis is not negative shall have a post-test 1113 interview 1097 with qualified medical personnel to ascertain and document the 1114 recent use of 1098 any prescription or non-prescription drugs, or any indirect 1115 exposure to drugs 1099 that may result in a positive test result.
1116 1100 d) The bathroom facility of the testing area shall be private and secure. 1117 1101 i. Authorized testing personnel shall search the facility before an employee 1118 1102 enters it to produce a urine sample, and document that it is free of any 1119 1103 foreign substances.
1120 1104 e) Where the employee appears unable or unwilling to give a specimen at the 1121 1105 time of the test, testing personnel shall document the circumstances on the 1122 1106 drug test report form. The employee shall be permitted no more than 3 1123 hours 1107 to give a sample; during which the employee shall remain in the testing 1124 area. 1108 If the employee leaves the area, it is considered a refusal to test. Up to 1125 and 1109 not exceeding 40 ounces of water may be given to the employee to 1126 encourage 1110 urination. Failure to submit a sample shall not be considered a 1127 refusal to 1111 submit to a drug test until the individual has been examined by a 1128 doctor to 1112 determine if the individual has a pre-existing medical condition 1129 which would 1113 prohibit the donor from supplying the specimen.
1130 1114 f) Employees shall have the right to request that their sample be split and 1131 stored 1115 in case of legal disputes. The urine samples must be provided at the 1132 same 1116 time, and marked and placed in identical specimen containers by 1133 authorized 1117 testing personnel. One sample shall be submitted for immediate 1134 drug testing. 1118 The other sample shall remain at the facility in frozen storage 1135 for one year. 1119 This sample shall be made available to the employee or their 1136 attorney should 1120 the original sample result in a legal dispute or the chain of 1137 custody be broken.
1138 1121 g) Specimen samples shall be sealed in the presence of the participants, 1139 labeled, 1122 and checked against the identity of the employee to ensure the 1140 results match 1123 the tested specimen. All collections are handled forensically, 1141 which means 1124 they are labeled, double-sealed, double-checked for accuracy 1142 and 1125 completeness, stored in a secure, locked refrigerator until testing, and 1143 1126 accompanied by a forensic chain-of-custody.
1144 1127 h) Whenever there is a reason to believe that the employee may have altered 1145 or 1128 substituted the specimen to be provided, a second specimen shall be 1146 obtained 1129 immediately under direct supervision of the testing personnel.
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