Positive Results. Before a positive test is reported to the Town by the testing laboratory, the doctor who interprets the results ("Medical Review Officer") will consider whether the positive test result was caused by legal drug use (pursuant to a validly obtained prescription). The Medical Review Officer shall require that the employee produce any necessary written proof, and the employee shall authorize the Medical Review Officer to obtain further information from his or her health care providers. If the Medical Review Officer determines that the employee's explanation is medically corroborated by the test results (e.g., the substance identified in the test is contained in the prescribed drug) then the test will be reported to the Town as "negative". The laboratory will not provide to the Town any information it learns concerning prescription drugs that the employee is taking pursuant to a validly obtained prescription. If the Medical Review Officer is unable to obtain the employee's cooperation in order to make this determination, the positive result will be reported to the employer.
Positive Results. If the results of the first screen are positive, the Medical Review Officer will immediately conduct a second screening using a different methodology on a different portion of the sample. The Medical Provider will report the confirmation screen results, whether positive or negative, to the Medical Review Officer. Any adulterated sample, or samples otherwise tampered with, may be treated for disciplinary purposes as a positive result. If the confirmation screen results are positive, employees may request an additional screening, beyond the confirmation screening, by an NIDA approved alternate laboratory. Employees will be responsible for the cost of any additional screenings. For chain of custody purposes, the sample will be transferred directly from the Medical Provider to the alternate laboratory, and the alternate laboratory will complete the Chain of Custody form. If the confirmation screen results are positive, the Medical Provider will retain the same for at least one (1) year to allow for additional screenings and employee appeals. The Medical Review Officer (MRO) is a physician knowledgeable in the medical use of prescription drugs and the pharmacology and toxicology of illicit drugs. The MRO’s primary responsibility is to review and interpret positive test results obtained through the DSP. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the MRO is to be guided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Mandatory Guidelines. If any question arises to the accuracy or validity of a positive test result, the MRO should, in collaboration with the laboratory director and consultants, review the laboratory records to determine whether the required procedures were followed. The MRO then makes a determination as to whether the result is scientifically sufficient to take further action. If records from the collection sites or laboratories raise doubts about the handling of samples, the MRO may deem the urinary evidence insufficient and no further actions relative to individual employees would occur. The MRO must also assess and determine whether alternate medical explanations could account for any positive test results. In reviewing the laboratory results, the MRO may conduct a medical interview with the employee, review the employee’s medical history, or review any other relevant biomedical factors. The MRO shall also review any information provided by an employee attempting to show legitimate use of a drug. The MRO may perform limited physical examin...
Positive Results. The laboratory identification of a prohibited material in any test conducted per definition 13 below in the amounts defined as positive.
Positive Results. 1. If the confirmatory drug test is positive, the MRO will use their best efforts to notify the employee by telephone for a verification interview. No other City employee or agent shall be informed of the positive confirmatory drug test until the verification interview is held. If the employee refuses to participate in the verification interview, or cannot be contacted within 3 business days pursuant to Section 21 B. the MRO will report the confirmed positive test results to the designated employee representative in Human Resources.
Positive Results. 1. If the results of the first screen are “confirmation pending”, the testing laboratory will immediately conduct a second testing procedure that is technologically different and more sensitive than the initial screen test on a different portion of the original sample.
Positive Results. If the results of the first screen are positive, the Testing Facility will immediately conduct a second screening using a different methodology on a different portion of the original sample. The Testing Facility will report the confirmation screen results, whether positive or negative, to the Medical Review Officer. Any adulterated sample, or samples otherwise tampered with, may be treated for disciplinary purposes as a positive result. If the confirmation screen results are positive, employees may request an additional screening, beyond the confirmation screening, by any XXXX-XXX approved alternate laboratory. Employees will be responsible for the cost of any additional screenings. For chain of custody purposes, the sample will be transferred directly from the Testing Facility to the alternate laboratory, and the alternate laboratory will complete the Chain of Custody form. If the confirmation screen results are positive, the Testing Facility will retain the sample for at least one (I) year to allow for additional screenings, and employee appeals.
Positive Results. Concentration of a drug at or above the levels established by SAMHSA shall be considered a positive test result when using the initial immunoassay drug screening test. The parties recognize that such “cut off” levels change from time to time. It is in the interest of the parties to adapt and incorporate any such changes into this Agreement at such time as they are adopted by SAMHSA. At the present time, those levels are: INTIAL TEST Level – Nanogram/Milliliter (hereafter referred to as (ng/ml) Marijuana metabolite 50 Cocaine metabolite 300 Opiate metabolite… 2000 Phencyclidine 25 Amphetamines 1000 Concentration of a drug at or above the levels established by SAMHSA for confirmatory tests shall be considered a positive test result when performing a confirmatory Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry test on a urine specimen that tested positive using a technologically different initial screening method. The parties recognize that such “cut off” levels change from time to time. It is the intent of the parties to adapt and incorporate any such changes into this Agreement at such time as they are adopted by SAMHSA. CONFIRMATORY TEST Level (ng/ml) Marijuana metabolite ……………………… 15* Cocaine metabolite ……………………… 150** Opiates: Morphine ……………………………… 2000 Codeine………………………………… 2000 6-Acetylmorphine……………………… 10*** Phencyclidine …………………………… 25 Amphetamines: Amphetamines ……………………… 500 Methamphetamine…………………… 500**** * Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid ** Benzoylecgonine *** Test for 6-AM when morphine concentration exceeds 2000 nanograms/milliliter **** Specimen must also contain amphetamine at a concentration >=200 nanograms/milliliter
Positive Results. All Public Safety Officers who are screened and confirmed to be positive for the presence of drugs shall:
Positive Results. If the test results are positive for alcohol or for any controlled substance, the employee shall not be compensated for any time attributable to the test.
Positive Results. The Medical Review Officer will review and interpret each positive test result to determine if there is a legitimate explanation for the positive result. All positive test results will be verified by a second confirming test of the same sample using gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy, or an equivalent scientifically accepted method of equal or greater accuracy as approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Health, at the cutoff levels determined by said Board’s rules. Subsequent to the confirming test, the Medical Review Officer will notify the individual tested to: • conduct an interview with the individual tested; and/or • review the individual’s medical history and relevant biomedical factors; and/or • review all medical records made available by the individual to determine if the positive test resulted from legally prescribed medications. When findings are confirmed from the review process, the Medical Review Officer will notify the Drug Policy Administrator of the confirmed results. At this time, any contractor or subcontractor testing positive for a prohibited drug will be informed of the positive result followed by their removal by Chesapeake from Chesapeake Property.
