Safety Concern Synthetic Opioids Sample Clauses

Safety Concern Synthetic Opioids. ‌ With the addition of testing of four (4) synthetic opioids to the drug testing panel, the Medical Review Officer (MRO) will contact the employee to request a valid prescription if one of the opioids is found in the test results. The employee will have five (5) days to supply a valid prescription. Upon receipt of a valid prescription, the MRO will then determine the test to be negative, and if a safety concern remains, will provide a statement to the employer of the safety concern. If the employee fails to submit a valid prescription within 5 days, the test result will be deemed positive. When a safety concern is issued by the MRO, the employee must no longer drive, and must be evaluated by the District’s medical examiner. The employee will be asked to make contact with their prescribing physician. The prescribing physician should be willing to state to the MRO and District’s medical examiner that the employee can safely perform their safety-sensitive functions while taking the medication(s), or consider changing the employee’s medication to one that doesn’t make the employee medically unqualified or does not pose a significant safety risk. The employee’s medical exam certificate (MEC) will be revoked following the safety concern until such time as the employee is medically cleared to return to driving. Failure to obtain medical clearance within a 30-day period will result in the employee being referred to the School Board for termination.

Safety Concern Synthetic Opioids. ‌ With the addition of testing of four (4) synthetic opioids to the drug testing panel, the Medical Review Officer (MRO) will contact the employee to request a valid prescription if one of the opioids is found in the test results. The employee will have five (5) days to supply a valid prescription. Upon receipt of a valid prescription, the MRO will then determine the test to be negative, and if a safety concern remains, will provide a statement to the employer of the safety concern. If the employee fails to submit a valid prescription within 5 days, the test result will be deemed positive.