Common use of Substance Abuse Prevention and Detection Threshold Levels Clause in Contracts

Substance Abuse Prevention and Detection Threshold Levels. For post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing where the Covered Employee was operating a commercial motor vehicle, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.04 percent, or the established California State standard for commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. For all other post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to, or greater than, 0.08 percent, or the established California State standard for non-commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. Any test revealing controlled substance confirmation level as shown in the chart below shall be deemed a positive test. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE * SCREENING LEVEL CONFIRMATION LEVEL Amphetamines 25 ng/ml ** 5 ng/ml** Barbiturates 50 ng/ml*** 20 ng/ml*** Benzodiazepines 20 ng/ml*** 0.5 ng/ml*** Cocaine 12 ng/ml ** 8 ng/ml** Methadone 50 ng/ml*** 10 ng/ml*** Opiates 20 ng/ml** 10 ng/ml ** PCP (Phencyclidine) 10 ng/ml ** 5 ng/ml** THC (Cannabis) 25 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** 10 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** * All controlled substances including their metabolite components. ** SF Fire Department standards ***Industry standards

Substance Abuse Prevention and Detection Threshold Levels. For post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing where the Covered Employee was operating a commercial motor vehicle, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.04 percent, or the established California State standard for commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. For all other post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to, or greater than, 0.08 percent, or the established California State standard for non-commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. Any test revealing controlled substance confirmation level as shown in the chart below shall be deemed a positive test. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE * SCREENING LEVEL CONFIRMATION LEVEL Amphetamines 25 50 ng/ml ** 5 ng/ml** ml Barbiturates 50 ng/ml*** 20 ng/ml*** Benzodiazepines ml 20 ng/ml*** ml Benzodiazepines 1 ng/ml 0.5 ng/ml*** ml Cocaine 12 5 ng/ml ** 8 ng/ml** ml Methadone 50 5 ng/ml*** 10 ng/ml*** Opiates 20 ng/ml** ml 10 ng/ml ** Opiates 10 ng/ml 10 ng/ml PCP (Phencyclidine) 10 1 ng/ml ** 5 ng/ml** ml THC (Cannabis) 25 1 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** 10 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** * All controlled substances including their metabolite components. ** SF Fire Department standards ***Industry standards.

Substance Abuse Prevention and Detection Threshold Levels. For post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing where the Covered Employee was operating a commercial motor vehicle, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.04 percent, or the established California State standard for commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. For all other post-Accident or reasonable suspicion testing, any test revealing a blood/alcohol level equal to, or greater than, 0.08 percent, or the established California State standard for non-commercial motor vehicle operations, shall be deemed positive. Any test revealing controlled substance confirmation level as shown in the chart below shall be deemed a positive test. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE * SCREENING LEVEL LEVEL** CONFIRMATION LEVEL LEVEL** Amphetamines 25 50 ng/ml ** 5 ng/ml** Barbiturates 50 ng/ml*** 20 ng/ml*** Benzodiazepines 20 ng/ml*** 0.5 ng/ml*** Cocaine 12 ng/ml ** 8 ng/ml** Methadone 50 ng/ml*** 10 ng/ml*** Opiates 20 ng/ml** 10 ng/ml ** Barbiturates 20 ng/ml 20 ng/ml Benzodiazepines 1 ng/ml 0.5 ng/ml Cocaine 5 ng/ml 2 ng/ml Methadone 5 ng/ml 5 ng/ml Opiates 10 ng/ml 10 ng/ml PCP (Phencyclidine) 10 1 ng/ml ** 5 1 ng/ml** ml THC (Cannabis) 25 1 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** 10 0.5 ng/ml and 2 ng/ml*** * All controlled substances including their metabolite components. ** SF Fire Department standards ***Industry Screening and confirmation levels are set by vendor within identified ng/ml range consistent with oral fluids testing device and industry standards. If federal screening and confirmation guidelines are adopted, the City in consultation with its drug testing vendor shall have the option of testing at the federally approved screening and confirmation ng/ml levels.