Positive Test Results. In the event an employee tests positive for drug use, the employee will be provided, in writing, notice of their right to explain the test results. The employee may indicate any relevant circumstance, including over the counter or prescription medication taken within the last thirty (30) days, or any other information relevant to the reliability of, or explanation for, a positive test result.
Positive Test Results. Employees who are found to have a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test may be immediately taken off safety-sensitive duties and are subject to discipline up to and including termination.
Positive Test Results. 1. All specimens identified as positive on the initial test will be verified by a confirmatory test. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or an equivalent or better confirmation test shall be used in urine samples. The standards established in COMAR shall be the basis for determining whether a test is positive.
Positive Test Results. In the case of alcohol testing, if a covered employee tests at a level greater than .04 grams per 210 liters of breath during the preliminary test, that employee will be immediately relieved from duty and not permitted to return to work for 24 hours following the administration of the test. In the event the 24 hour time period overlaps an employee’s regularly scheduled shift, the employee shall use leave in the following order to cover the overlapping time period: vacation and/or holidays; compensatory time; and then sick leave. No further action will be taken until the results of confirmatory blood tests are received through the MRO, if such test has been requested by the bargaining unit member. In the case of a first time positive confirmatory test for alcohol or a positive test for drugs after review by the MRO, appropriate notification and receipt of results as indicated in Section E(4) above, the employee shall be provided the opportunity to participate in and satisfy a rehabilitation treatment program as recommended and administrated by the Employer’s EAP. Employees who complete such rehabilitation program will be re-tested at random times, once every quarter for the following twenty-four months. Treatment and rehabilitation shall be paid for by the employee’s insurance program. Employees will be allowed to use any accrued and earned paid time off for the necessary time off involved in the rehabilitation program. Once the employee successfully completes the required rehabilitation treatment, they shall be returned to regular full duty status. Once all follow-up care has been completed, and five (5) years have passed since the employee entered the program, the employee’s personnel file shall be purged of any reference to drug/alcohol testing and treatment. If an employee declines to participate in the EAP, they shall be immediately subject to disciplinary action as per the Department Rules and Regulations and in accordance with Article IX. If an employee tests positive for drugs and/or alcohol during the twenty-four month period after initial entry into the EAP, they shall be subject to disciplinary action as per the Department Rules and Regulations and in accordance with Article IX. The employee shall be solely responsible for any costs, not covered by insurance, which arise from necessary additional counseling or treatment. If an employee tests positive for drugs and/or alcohol a second or subsequent time, after completion of a required EAP and the ...
Positive Test Results. The City will evaluate the employment history of any employee who tests positive for drugs and/or alcohol. The appropriate course of action will be determined based on the employee's total work record. Where deemed appropriate by management, an employee may be offered the opportunity to enter into a rehabilitation program. Continued employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a rehabilitation program and an agreement to undergo periodic drug and/or alcohol post-rehabilitation testing for up to two (2) years. However, the City reserves the right to initiate disciplinary action, up to an including termination of employment, for the first positive test result. A decision regarding disciplinary action under this policy by management will be final and binding.
Positive Test Results. A. In all cases of drug and alcohol use and abuse, the Employer will give strong consideration to the use of rehabilitation instead of discipline. However, if circumstances warrant, the Employer reserves the right to impose appropriate discipline up to and including termination.
Positive Test Results. Employees-If an employee tests positive for being under the influence while on duty:
Positive Test Results. A test performed: (i) on a blood specimen provided by the employee measuring an alcohol concentration by weight in such specimen of .01% or more; (ii) a breath specimen provided by the employee measuring a concentration of one hundredth gram or more by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of the employee’s breath; (iii) a urine specimen provided by the employee measuring a concentration of fourteen thousandths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of the employees’ urine; (iv) a urine specimen provided by the employee detecting any amount of a drug (any controlled substance listed on Schedule l-V of 21 C.F.R. 1308).
Positive Test Results. An employee who tested .04 or greater for alcohol or fails to pass a drug test will be removed from the performance of his/her job, and evaluated by a substance abuse professional. An employee may substitute any available vacation, floating holiday or comp time for the non-pay status. An employee who tests positive for illegal drugs or controlled substances will be removed from the performance of his/her job, and evaluated by a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) or Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP). An employee who tests positive for drugs shall have the right to challenge the accuracy of the test results. The employee may request that the original sample be analyzed again. Such request must be made within 72 hours of when the MRO made the employee aware of the original test results.
Positive Test Results. The following shall apply when an employee tests positive for alcohol or a controlled substance pursuant to any of the above testing.
