Common use of Drug Tests Clause in Contracts

Drug Tests. The District will utilize testing procedures with scientifically valid protocols and that meet the certification criteria of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), formerly known as the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). The only approved drug tests are urinalysis samples analyzed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-certified laboratories. The District and the laboratories utilized are compliant with 49 CFR, Part 40, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs. a. All urine samples will be subjected to an initial screening utilizing an immunoassay technique. b. Specimens with negative test results following the initial screening will be reported to our Medical Review Officer (MRO) as negative tests. The initial screening test is designed to eliminate negative tests from any further consideration. The MRO will, in turn, report those tests to us as negative screening tests. The Medical Review Officer servicing our needs is indicated below. Drug Education and Compliance System ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Dearborn, MI 48128 c. Specimens with positive test results following the initial screening will be subjected to a laboratory-administered analytical procedure to identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite. (i) This confirmatory test must by definition, be independent from the screening test. (ii) To ensure reliability and accuracy, the confirmatory test must use a technique and chemical principal different from the screening test. d. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the only authorized confirmation method for cocaine, marijuana, opiates, amphetamines and phencyclidine. e. Protested positive test results allow the employee or applicant to submit a split sample portion of the original specimen required by Federal regulations immediately, and without prior notice, for testing. (i) If the split-sample urine drug screen test is requested, the applicant will pay for the test. (ii) If the split sample’s test’s results overturn a first test positive, the test will be reported as a negative and a copy of the second test results, and only the second test’s results, will be placed in the employee’s driver’s or personnel file and a copy provided to the employee or applicant.