Prescription Drug Use Sample Clauses

Prescription Drug Use. The Employer does not prohibit employees from using prescription drugs, provided: (a) the prescription drugs are prescribed for medical reasons by a licensed medical practitioner with dosage frequency prescribed on the label; and (b) the employee's use of prescription drugs does not affect job performance, threaten the safety, property or reputation of other employees or the Employer or result in a criminal felony or misdemeanor incident while on duty. The Employer reserves the right to apply the disciplinary procedures of this collective bargaining agreement, including requiring a drug and/or alcohol test, to any employee who uses prescription drugs in a manner which violates this rule.
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Prescription Drug Use. Section 26.7.1 The Township does not prohibit employees from using prescription drugs, provided: a) The prescription drugs are prescribed to the employee by a licensed medical practitioner, for medical reasons, with dosage frequency prescribed on the label to which the employee adheres; b) The employee’s use of prescription drugs does not affect job performance, threaten the safety, property or reputation of other employees or the Township, or result in a criminal felony or misdemeanor incident while on duty. Section 26.7.2 A supervisor, acting on reasonable suspicion, will give the employee who is using prescription medication according to the dosage prescribed, and for appropriate medical treatment purposes, the opportunity to explain the circumstances of obtaining the prescription. If the prescription is lawfully filled and used according to the dosage prescribed, and if it is used for a reasonable medical treatment purpose, the explanation will serve as an affirmative defense. Section 26.7.3 The Township reserves the right to apply the disciplinary procedures of this policy, including requiring a drug and/or alcohol test, to any employee who uses prescription drugs in a manner which violates these rules.
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Prescription Drug Use. An employee may possess and use a drug or controlled substance, providing such drug or controlled substance is dispensed to the employee pursuant to a current valid medical prescription in the employee’s name. The medication shall be maintained in the proper prescription bottle.
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Prescription Drug Use. Several legal drugs that are prescribed by a doctor cause dizziness, or have other side effects that impact your ability to drive. I will inform my parents of any prescriptions I am taking and they will decide if I can drive while taking them.
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Prescription Drug Use. The City does not prohibit employees from using prescription drugs, provided: (a) the prescription drugs are prescribed for medical reasons by a licensed medical practitioner with dosage frequency prescribed on the label; and (b) the employee's use of prescription drugs does not affect job performance, threaten the safety, property or reputation of other employees or the City, or result in a criminal felony or misdemeanor incident while on duty. A supervisor acting on reasonable suspicion will give the employee who is using prescription medication according to the dosage prescribed and for appropriate medical treatment purposes the opportunity to explain the circumstances of obtaining the prescription if prescribed to someone other than the user. If the prescription is lawfully filled and used according to the dosage prescribed and is used for a reasonable medical treatment purpose the explanation will serve as an affirmative defense. The City reserves the right to apply the disciplinary procedures of this policy, including requiring a drug and/or alcohol test, to any employee who uses prescription drugs in a manner which violates this rule.
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Prescription Drug Use. Except for marijuana, prescription and over-the-counter drugs are not prohibited when taken in standard dosage and/or according to a physician’s prescription. Any employee taking prescribed or over-the-counter medications will be responsible for consulting the prescribing physician and/or pharmacist to ascertain whether the medication may interfere with the safe performance of his/her job. If the use of a medication could compromise the safety of the employee, fellow employees, or the public, it is the employee’s responsibility to use appropriate personnel procedures: • call in sick • notify supervisor – notification does not need to include the specific medication or condition which necessitates the medication • use leave • request change of duty • provide a written release from his/her doctor or pharmacist indicating the employee can perform his/her safety- sensitive functions The illegal or unauthorized use of prescription drugs is prohibited. It is a violation of this policy to intentionally misuse and/or abuse prescription medications. Failure to report the use of such drugs, or failure to provide proper evidence of medical authorization may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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Prescription Drug Use. The Employer does not prohibit employees from using prescription drugs, provided: (a) the prescription drugs are prescribed for medical reasons by a licensed medical practitioner with dosage frequency prescribed on the label; and (b) the employee's use of prescription drugs does not affect job performance, threaten the safety, property or reputation of other employees or the Employer or result in a criminal felony or misdemeanor incident while on duty
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Prescription Drug Use. Employees covered by this policy may use prescription drugs and “over the counter” medications provided that: 1) The prescription drugs or their generic equivalent have been prescribed to the employee within the past 12 months by an authorized licensed healthcare provider. 2) The employee does not consume these drugs and medications more often than as prescribed by the licensed healthcare provider. 3) Any employee who has been informed that the medication could cause adverse side effects while working shall inform his/her supervisor at the start of his-her shift. The Oak Lawn Police Department reserves the right to have a licensed healthcare provider determine if use of a prescription drug or medication by an employee produces an adverse effect.
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  • Prescription Drugs The agreement may impose a variety of limits affecting the scope or duration of benefits that are not expressed numerically. An example of these types of treatments limit is preauthorization. Preauthorization is applied to behavioral health services in the same way as medical benefits. The only exception is except where clinically appropriate standards of care may permit a difference. Mental disorders are covered under Section A. Mental Health Services. Substance abuse disorders are covered under

  • Prescription Drug Plan Retail and mail order prescription drug copays for bargaining unit employees shall be as follows:

  • Alcohol and Drug Testing Employee agrees to comply with and submit to any Company program or policy for testing for alcohol abuse or use of drugs and, in the absence of such a program or policy, to submit to such testing as may be required by Company and administered in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

  • Prescription Safety Glasses Prescription safety glasses will be furnished by the employer. The employer retains the authority to establish reasonable rules and procedures regarding frequency of issue, replacement of damaged glasses, limits on reimbursement costs and coordination with the employer's vision plan.

  • Prescription Glasses This plan covers prescription glasses as follows: • Frames - one (1) collection frame per plan year; • Lenses - one (1) pair of glass or plastic collection lenses per plan year. This includes single vision, bifocal, trifocal, lenticular, and standard progressive lenses. This plan covers the following lens treatments: • UV treatment; • tint (fashion, gradient, and glass-grey); • standard plastic scratch coating; • standard polycarbonate; and • photocromatic/transitions plastic. This plan covers one (1) supply of contact lenses as follows: • conventional contact lenses - one (1) pair per plan year from a selection of • extended wear disposable lenses - up to a 6-month supply of monthly or two- week single vision spherical or toric disposable contact lenses per plan year; or • daily wear disposable lenses - up to a 3-month supply of daily single vision spherical disposable contact lenses per plan year. This plan also covers the evaluation, fitting, or follow-up care related to contact lenses. This plan covers additional contact lenses if your prescribing network provider submits a verification form, with the regular claim form, verifying that you have one of the following conditions: • anisometropia of 3D in meridian powers; • high ametropia exceeding -10D or +10D in meridian powers; • keratoconus when the member’s vision is not correctable to 20/25 in either or both eyes using standard spectacle lenses; and • vision improvement for members whose vision can be corrected two lines of improvement on the visual acuity chart when compared to the best corrected standard spectacle lenses.

  • Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace City reserves the right to deny access to, or require Contractor to remove from, City facilities personnel of any Contractor or subcontractor who City has reasonable grounds to believe has engaged in alcohol abuse or illegal drug activity which in any way impairs City's ability to maintain safe work facilities or to protect the health and well-being of City employees and the general public. City shall have the right of final approval for the entry or re-entry of any such person previously denied access to, or removed from, City facilities. Illegal drug activity means possessing, furnishing, selling, offering, purchasing, using or being under the influence of illegal drugs or other controlled substances for which the individual lacks a valid prescription. Alcohol abuse means possessing, furnishing, selling, offering, or using alcoholic beverages, or being under the influence of alcohol.

  • Random Drug Testing All employees covered by this Agreement shall be subject to random drug testing in accordance with Appendix D.

  • Prescription Claims against the Issuer or any Guarantor for the payment of principal or Additional Amounts, if any, on the Notes will be prescribed ten years after the applicable due date for payment thereof. Claims against the Issuer or any Guarantor for the payment of interest on the Notes will be prescribed five years after the applicable due date for payment of interest.

  • DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING Section 33.1 Drug testing may be conducted on employees during their duty hours upon reasonable suspicion or randomly by computer selection. Alcohol testing will be conducted only upon reasonable suspicion. Reasonable suspicion that an employee used or is using a controlled substance or alcohol in an unlawful or abusive manner may be based upon, but not limited to: A. Observable phenomena, such as direct observation of drug or alcohol use or possession and/or the physical symptoms of being under the influence of a drug or alcohol; B. A pattern or abnormal conduct or erratic behavior, including abnormal leave patterns; C. Arrest or conviction for a drug or alcohol-related offense, or the identification of an employee as the focus of a criminal investigation into illegal drug or alcohol possession, use, or trafficking; D. Information provided either by reliable and credible sources or independently corroborated; E. Evidence that an employee has tampered with a previous drug test; F. Facts or circumstances developed in the course of an authorized investigation of an accident or unsafe working practices. Section 33.2 Drug/alcohol testing shall be conducted solely for administrative purposes and the results obtained shall not be used in criminal proceedings. Under no circumstances may the results of drug/alcohol screening or testing be released to a third party for use in a criminal prosecution against the affected employee. The following procedure shall not preclude the Employer from other administrative action but such actions shall not be based solely upon the initial reagent testing results alone. Section 33.3 All drug screening tests shall be conducted by laboratories meeting the standards of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. No test shall be considered positive until it has been confirmed by a Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. The procedures utilized by the Employer and testing laboratory shall include an evidentiary chain of custody control and split sample testing. All procedures shall be outlined in writing and this outline shall be followed in all situations arising under this article. Section 33.4 Alcohol testing shall be done in accordance with the law of the State of Ohio to detect drivers operating a motor vehicle under the influence. A positive result shall entitle the Employer to proceed with sanctions as set forth in this Article. Section 33.5 The results of the testing shall be delivered to a specified employee of the Employer with command responsibility and the employee tested. An employee whose confirmatory test result is positive shall have the right to request a certified copy of the testing results in which the vendor shall affirm that the test results were obtained using the approved protocol methods. The employee shall provide a signed release for disclosure of the testing results to the Employer. A representative for the bargaining unit shall have a right of access to the results upon request to the Employer, with the employee’s written consent. Refusal to submit to the testing provided for under this Agreement may be grounds for discipline. A. If a drug screening test is positive, a confirmatory test shall be conducted utilizing the fluid from the primary sample. B. In the event that any confirmation drug test results are positive, the employee is entitled to have the split sample tested by another DHHS-certified lab in the manner prescribed above at the employee’s expense. The employee must request the split sample test within seventy-two (72) hours of being notified of a positive result. The results of this test, whether positive or negative, shall be determinative. Section 33.7 A list of three (3) testing laboratories shall be maintained by the Employer. These laboratories shall conduct any testing directed by the Employer. The Employer shall obtain the approval of the bargaining unit representative as to any laboratories put on this list, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Section 33.8 If after the testing required above has produced a positive result the Employer may require the employee to participate in any rehabilitation or detoxification program that is covered by the employee’s health insurance. Discipline allowed by the positive findings provided for above shall be deferred pending rehabilitation of the employee within a reasonable period. An employee who participates in a rehabilitation or detoxification program shall be allowed to use sick time and vacation leave for the period of the rehabilitation or detoxification program. If no such leave credits are available, the employee shall be placed on medical leave of absence without pay for the period of the rehabilitation or detoxification program. Upon completion of such program and upon receiving results from a retest demonstrating that the employee is no longer abusing a controlled substance/alcohol, the employee shall be returned to his/her former position. Such employee may be subject to periodic retesting upon his/her return to his/her position for a period of one (1) year from the date of his/her return to work. Any employee in a rehabilitation or detoxification program in accordance with this Article will not lose any seniority or benefits, should it be necessary for the employee to be placed on medical leave of absence without pay, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Section 33.9 If the employee refuses to undergo rehabilitation or detoxification, or if he/she tests positive during a retesting within one (1) year after his/her return to work from such a program, the employee shall be subject to disciplinary action, including removal from his/her position and termination of his/her employment. Section 33.10 Costs of all drug screening tests and confirmatory tests shall be borne by the Employer except that any test initiated at the request of the employee shall be at the employee’s expense. Section 33.11 The Employer may conduct four (4) tests of an employee during the one (1) year period after the employee has completed a rehabilitation or detoxification program as provided above. Section 33.12 The provisions of this Article shall not require the Employer to offer a rehabilitation/detoxification program to any employee more than once.

  • Alcohol and Drugs Service Provider agrees that the presence of alcohol and drugs are prohibited on the Work Site and while performing their Services. If the Service Provider or any of their agents, employees, or subcontractors are determined to be present or with alcohol or drugs in their possession, this Agreement shall terminate immediately.

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