MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER - CERTIFIED. The Testing Agency shall provide a licensed, certified Medical Review Officer for the duration of this program 1. The Medical Review Officer shall receive and retain all potentially positive test results from the selected testing agency. 2. The Medical Review Officer, upon receipt of a potentially positive test result, will conduct an interview with the affected employee. If after this interview, in the opinion of the Medical Review Officer, the employee has not been able to substantiate a reason for the positive test, the Medical Review Officer shall report the positive test result to the Testing Agency and the Testing Agency shall, in turn, report the positive test results to the DER in accordance with HIPAA regulations. The DER shall be authorized through this agreement to report all confirmed positive test results to the Fire Chief, or in the case of the Fire Chief testing positive, to the First Selectman. If in the opinion of the Medical Review Officer an employee is taking prescribed medication that legitimately poses a risk to the Department or public safety or impairs the judgment of the employee, that opinion shall be reported to the Testing Agency and the Testing Agency shall, in turn, report the opinion to the DER in accordance with HIPAA regulations. The DER shall be authorized through this agreement to report this information to the Fire Chief, or in a situation involving the Fire Chief, to the First Selectman. 3. The Medical Review Officer or DER shall coordinate with the SAP to notify and schedule appointments for employees reported as testing positive.
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