Medical Review Officer (MRO). A person who is a licensed physician and is responsible for receiving and reviewing laboratory results generated by an employer’s drug testing program and evaluating medical explanations for certain drug test results.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). A medical doctor trained in toxicology 11 who contracts with employers primarily to review positive preliminary drug test results 12 with employees. The MRO determines whether or not the results are likely to have 13 been caused by factors other than drug abuse.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). A licensed physician (MD or DO) responsible for receiving laboratory results generated by the Board's Drug Testing Program who has knowledge of substance abuse disorders and has appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual's confirmed positive test result together with his/her medical history and any other relevant biomedical information.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). The Medical Review Officer shall be chosen and agreed upon between the Union and the Employer and must be a licensed physician who is familiar with the characteristics of the tests used (sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value) and the facilities running the tests. The role of the MRO will be to review and interpret positive drug test results. He shall examine alternate medical explanations for any positive test results. This may include conducting a medical interview with the affected employee, review of the employee's medical history, review of the chain of custody and review of any other relevant biomedical factors. The MRO must review all medical records made available by the testing employee when a confirmed positive test could have resulted from legally prescribed medication. An employee shall be expected to cooperate promptly with the MRO. An employee has five (5) business days after notification by the MRO to provide the MRO information that may refute a positive test. The MRO may verify a test as positive without interviewing the affected employee if more than five (5) business days elapse after the MRO first attempts to telephone the employee.
Medical Review Officer (MRO) a. All positive drug, or Substituted, Adulterated or positive-Diluted Specimen, or Invalid Drug Test as defined herein will be reported to a Medical Review Officer (MRO). The MRO shall review the test results and any disclosure made by the Covered Employee and shall attempt to interview the individual to determine if there is any physiological or medical reason why the result should not be deemed positive. If no extenuating reasons exist, the MRO shall designate the test positive.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). A licensed physician (MD or OD) responsible for interpreting lab results from the Alcohol and Drug Testing/Screening Program
Medical Review Officer (MRO). A licensed physician, qualified by either AAMRO or MROCF, who is responsible for receiving laboratory results and determining if there is a medical explanation for the presence of drugs/metabolites in the donor’s urine. This physician must have knowledge of substance use disorders and appropriate medical training to interpret an individual’s confirmed positive test result, together with his/her medical history and any other relevant medical information.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). I. The Fire Department will retain the services of a Medical Review Officer (MRO) who is a licensed physician, knowledgeable in the medical, pharmaceutical, and toxicological aspects of drugs and alcohol. The MRO shall be certified and have knowledge of substance abuse disorders and appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual's positive test results together with their medical history.
Medical Review Officer (MRO). A licensed physician (medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy) responsible for receiving laboratory results generated by an employer's drug testing program who has knowledge of substance abuse disorders and has appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual's confirmed positive test result together with his or her medical history and any other relevant biomedical information. Screening test ( or initial test). In drug testing, an immunoassay screen to eliminate "negative" urine specimens from further analysis. In alcohol testing, an analytic procedure to determine whether an employee may have a prohibited concentration of alcohol in a breath specimen. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS AT PG&E
Medical Review Officer (MRO). Responsibilities The MRO shall be responsible for the following procedures when the testing facility reports a positive test:
