Employee's Right to Testing of Split Specimen. When the primary specimen is a confirmed positive, the laboratory will hold the split specimen for sixty days from the date it received the split specimen. An employee with a verified positive result has the right, within seventy-two (72) hours of notification of the verified positive result, to request the MRO to have the split specimen to be sent to another D.H.H.S.-certified laboratory. However, action required by law or this policy as the result of a verified positive controlled substance test [such as removal from performing an SSF] is not stayed pending the result of the split specimen test. Should the split sample fail to confirm the presence of a controlled substance, the MRO will notify the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.), the Board and the employee that the entire test has been cancelled and the reasons for the cancellation. The cost of testing the split sample must be borne by the employee.
Employee's Right to Testing of Split Specimen. If the test of the primary sample is confirmed positive, the laboratory will hold the split specimen for sixty (60) days from the date on which it received the split specimen. If not informed within the sixty (60) day period by the MRO that the employee has requested a test of the split specimen, the laboratory may discard the split specimen. If the employee requests that the MRO direct a test of the split specimen, the first laboratory is required to ship the unopened split sample to a second DHHS-approved laboratory for testing. The
Employee's Right to Testing of Split Specimen. If the test of the primary sample is confirmed positive, the laboratory will hold the split specimen for sixty (60) days from the date on which it received the split specimen. If not informed within the sixty (60) day period by the MRO that the employee has requested a test of the split specimen, the laboratory may discard the split specimen. If the employee requests that the MRO direct a test of the split specimen, the first laboratory is required to ship the unopened split sample to a second DHHS-approved laboratory for testing. The request must be made within seventy-two (72) hours of when the employee receives notification of a verified positive test result. However, action required by law or this Policy as the result of a verified positive controlled substance test (such as removal from performing a safety-sensitive function) is not stayed pending the result of the split specimen test. If the test of the split sample fails to confirm the presence of a controlled substance, the MRO will cancel the entire test and report the reasons for the cancellation to DOT, the District, and the employee. Whenever an employee has requested testing of a split specimen, the split specimen that was tested at the second laboratory, as well as the primary sample that was confirmed positive by the first laboratory, must be retained by the laboratories for at least one (1) year.
