LABORATORY ANALYSIS PROCEDURES. A. The testing or processing phase shall consist of a two-step procedure. A specimen initially testing positive will undergo an additional confirmatory test. An initial positive report will not be considered positive, rather it will be classified as confirmation pending or presumptive positive.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS PROCEDURES. All laboratory security, chain of custody, transporting and receiving of specimens, specimen processing, retesting, storage of specimens, instrument calibration and reporting of results shall be in accordance with Section 112.0455, Florida Statues, and its attendant rules in Rule 59A-24.006, Florida Administrative Code.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS PROCEDURES. The initial test will be enzyme immunoassay. Each specimen identified as positive on the initial test shall be confirmed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry techniques.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS PROCEDURES. The initial test is performed by an immunoassay test. The cutoff levels for screening tests are listed below and are expressed in nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml), or billionths of a gram per thousandths of a liter: Marijuana metabolites Cocaine metabolites Opiate metabolites Phencyclidine Amphetamines 100 ng/ml 300 ng/ml 300 ng/ml 25 ng/ml 1,000 ng/ml A confirmation test is performed on all initial positive tests. The cutoff levels for confirmation tests are: Marijuana metabolites 15 ng/ml Cocaine metabolites 150 ng/ml Opiates Morphine 300 ng/ml Codeine 300 ng/ml Phencyclidine 25 ng/ml Amphetamines Amphetamine 500 ng/ml Methamphetamine 500 ng/ml A test will only be deemed positive if it exceeds the cutoff levels for the confirmation test and only after a qualified Medical Review Officer (MRO) has met and discussed the results with the employee to determine if there is a legitimate medical explanation for the positive test result. If there is a legitimate explanation, the MRO shall report to the employer that the test is negative. A confirmation test will only be given when the initial test cutoff levels are exceeded. The Employer may use the positive test as evidence of impairment. Such evidence shall not be deemed to be conclusive, nor shall it preclude the introduction of other evidence on the issue of impairment. The employee shall be compensated for all time lost from work as a result of the order to take the test; in addition, the employee shall be compensated at the rate of double time the employee's straight time hourly rate for all hours in excess of their scheduled work day that the employee is involved in activities as a result of the order to take the test.
