Testing to Be Conducted Sample Clauses

Testing to Be Conducted. In conducting the testing authorized by this Agreement, the City shall: a) Use only a clinical laboratory or hospital facility which follows SAMHSA and NHSTA standards, provides a designated Medical Review Officer (MRO), and is certified by the State of Illinois to perform drug and/or alcohol testing, or use a licensed Intoximeter Operator who is not a member of the bargaining unit for those tests necessitating confirmation of a portable device indicating the presence of alcohol. b) Use only a clinical laboratory or hospital facility that collects samples in such a manner as to preserve the individual employee’s right to privacy while ensuring a high degree of security for the sample, its chain of custody, and its freedom from adulteration. Employees shall not be witnessed by anyone while submitting a sample except in circumstances where there is reasonable suspicion that the employee may attempt to compromise the accuracy of the testing procedure. c) Use only a clinical laboratory or hospital facility that confirms any sample that tests positive in initial screening for drugs by testing the second portion of the same sample by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or an equivalent or better scientifically accurate and accepted method that provides quantitative data about the detected drug or drug metabolites. d) Provide the employee tested with an opportunity to have the split sample tested by a clinical laboratory or hospital facility of the employee’s choosing, at the employee’s own expense, provided the employee notifies the City in writing within one (1) year of the date of collection. e) Require that the laboratory or hospital facility report to the City’s Human Resources Director or Human Resources department designee that a sample is positive only if both the initial screening and confirmation test are positive for a particular drug and/or testing indicates the presence of an adulterant or substitute sample. The parties agree that should any information concerning such testing or the results thereof be obtained by the City inconsistent with the understandings expressed herein (e.g. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for testing that reveal the nature or number of tests administered), the City shall not use such information in any manner or form adverse to the employee’s interests. f) Require that with regard to alcohol testing, the City shall first use a portable breath alcohol testing device (PBT) via a certified/trained operator to detect the presence of alcohol. I...