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Section 900.008 Testing Procedures

A. Drugs. Urine tests will be used for the detection of drugs and controlled substances.
1. Regular employees. Standards, procedures and processes for drug testing are available for review
at the Risk Management office.
2. Transit employees and CDL Holders. Standards, procedures and processes for testing of Transit
employees and CDL Holders are found in the federal regulations cited in Reference Section above,
and are available for review at the Risk Management Office.
3. Every urine specimen shall, at a minimum, be tested for the following illegal drug usage at levels
approved by FTA/DOT regulations in adherence to Part 40, as amended:
a. Marijuana;
b. Cocaine;
c. Opiates;
d. Phencyclidine (PCP);
e. Amphetamines.
B. Alcohol. Breath and/or blood tests will be used for the detection of alcohol
1. Regular employees. Standards, procedures and processes for alcohol tests are available for review
at the Risk Management office.
2. Transit employees and CDL Holders: Standards, procedures and processes for testing of Transit
employees and CDL Holders are found in the federal regulations cited in paragraph 1.3 above, and
are available for review at the Risk Management Office.

Section 900.009 Actions Required for Positive Tests

A. Laboratory. Once a specimen has been tested as positive on an initial screening, a confirmatory test
will be conducted prior to the laboratory's reporting the specimen as a positive result. Such test shall
be performed by GCMS method.
1. Regular Employees. Once confirmed, the laboratory will report the results with allied
documentation to the MRO, through the DER /Risk Management Office.
2. Transit Employees and CDL Holders: All laboratory reports will be sent from the laboratory
testing facility directly to the MRO.
B. Medical Review Officer. The MRO will verify all positive test results by first reviewing laboratory
reports, and confirming that a proper chain of custody (procedures to account for the integrity of each
specimen by tracking its handling and storage from point of collection to final disposition) was
followed.
1. The MRO will then contact the employee to discuss the positive result.
2. If verification of prescription drug use is required in connection with the MRO's investigation of
a positive result, the MRO shall meet personally with the employee.
3. Otherwise, the MRO may contact the employee by telephone.
4. If the MRO finds that a valid medical reason explains the positive result, the MRO will report
the test results to Risk Management as negative.
5. If the MRO is unable to find a valid medical reason for a positive result, the positive result will
be reported to the Designated Employer Representative as positive.
6. As a qualified medical professional, the MRO's medical judgment cannot be overturned by an
arbitrator, employer, or anyone else in the testing program (in accordance with Federal
Regulations - 40.149)
C. Risk Management. For all employees other than Transit Employees and CDL Holders, Risk
Management receives positive reports from the laboratory and forwards those reports to the MRO.

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