Common use of Testing Results Clause in Contracts

Testing Results. Upon receipt of the test, the laboratory will divide the sample in half. If the first test yields a negative result, the second half of the sample will be discarded. If the test yields a positive result, the second half of the sample will be tested to verify the result. Unless both halves of the sample yield positive results, the test will be considered a negative test. 1. The testing laboratory shall perform an initial screening test, which meets the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration. A positive test result will be confirmed by using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) techniques. All confirmations shall be by quantitative analysis and must be reviewed by a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy. 2. The physician or osteopath shall: (1) contact the employee within 48 hours and offer an opportunity to discuss the confirming test result; (2) interpret and evaluate the positive drug test result; and (3) report test results caused by prescription medicine as negative. 3. The testing laboratory shall report the results of the test to the Program Administrator after the confirmation test has been performed and the employee has been contacted. 4. After drug testing, the supervisor who accompanied the employee to the test shall either drive the employee back to work or to the employee’s home based upon a determination of impairment.