R2024-93 Resolution Certifying and Adopting the FTA Drug & Alcohol Policy for the City of Decatur Transportation Services Department

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the MRO will report to third parties the employee is medically unqualified or poses a significant safety risk if allowed to continue safety- sensitive functions. During the verification process, if the covered employee can give the MRO a legitimate medical explanation for the positive, adulterated or substituted test result, the MRO will report the verified test result as negative. If the covered employee cannot give the MRO a legitimate medical explanation, the verified positive test result will be reported as positive and the verified adulterated or substituted test result will be reported as a refusal to test. If the test result is invalid or contains an unexplained interfering substance and the covered employee cannot give the MRO an acceptable explanation or a valid prescription and the covered employee does not admit to adulterating or substituting the specimen, the verified test result will be reported as a cancelled test with a second collection to take place immediately on the covered employee under direct observation. If the covered employee can give the MRO an acceptable explanation, the verified test result will be a cancelled test with no further testing needed unless a negative result is needed for pre-employment,return to duty or follow-up testing. If the covered employee admits to adulterating or substituting the specimen, the verified test result will be reported as a refusal to test. All verified negative, positive, refusal to test(adulterated or substituted), and invalid and cancelled test results will be released by the MRO to the Consortium,who will forward the results to the employer. (B)DILUTE SPECIMENS:The employer will conduct second collections on all negative dilute test results. (C) SHY BLADDER: After a covered employee's first unsuccessful attempt to provide a minimum of 45 mL of urine, the shy bladder time starts. The collector will document on the remarks line of the CCF and inform the employee of the time in which the 3-hour period begins and ends. Any insufficient specimen shall be discarded. The covered employee will be urged to drink up to 40 oz. of fluids, reasonably through a period of up to 3 hours; however, it is not considered a refusal to test if the covered employee chooses not to drink fluids. If the covered employee does not provide a sufficient amount of specimen within 3 hours,the collection will be discontinued and the employer will be notified. The employer will consult with the MRO,then direct the covered employee to obtain,within 5 working days, an evaluation from a licensed physician, acceptable to the MRO, who has expertise in the medical issues associated with the covered employee's inability to provide an adequate amount of specimen. The physician must provide to the MRO a written statement of his/her recommendations and the basis for them. If the covered employee has a medical condition that could have prevented him/her from providing a sufficient amount of urine, and the MRO agrees with the physician's recommendation, the MRO will report the test result as a cancelled test. If the covered employee does not have a medical condition that could have prevented him/her from providing a sufficient amount of urine and the MRO agrees with the physician's recommendation,the MRO will report the test result as a refusal to test. (D)SPLIT SPECIMEN TESTS: In the event of a verified positive test result,or a verified adulterated or substituted result,the employee can request that the split specimen be tested at a second laboratory. The employer guarantees that the split specimen test will be conducted in a timely fashion. The employee shall reimburse the employer for the cost of the split specimen test. Section 6 -ALCOHOL TESTING (A)ALCOHOL TESTING PROCEDURES: Alcohol testing procedures will be followed in accordance with 49 CFR Part 40. If both a drug and alcohol test is to be conducted on the covered employee, the alcohol test must be completed before the urine collection process begins. A covered employee shall only be tested for alcohol while the covered employee is performing a safety-sensitive function, just before a covered employee is to perform a safety-sensitive function,or just after the covered employee has ceased performing a safety- sensitive function. To ensure the security of the alcohol testing site, only authorized personnel shall be allowed to enter the testing site. The BAT/STT shall ensure that the covered employee is given privacy while an alcohol test is being conducted to prevent unauthorized persons from seeing or hearing the test result. Alcohol testing will be conducted on one covered employee at a time. The screening test and confirmation test, if needed,will be completed on a covered employee before the BAT/STT starts an alcohol test on another covered employee to be tested. A covered employee shall appear at the collection site at the time specified by the employer. If the covered employee does not appear at the specified time, the BAT/STT shall notify the employer to determine how long it should take for the covered employee to arrive at the collection site. If the covered employee has not arrived by that time, the BAT/STT will contact the employer to inform him/her the covered employee has not reported for testing. When the covered employee arrives at the collection site, the testing process will begin without undue delay. The employee must have positive identification either by photo identification or by the identification of the employee by the employer representative. The BAT/STT will explain the testing procedures and show the instructions on the back of the DOT Alcohol Testing Form(hereinafter called ATF)to the covered employee. The BAT/STT shall complete Step 1 on the ATF. The covered employee will then be directed to complete Step 2 on the ATF and sign the certification. If the covered employee refuses to sign the certification, the BAT/STT will document on the ATF that the covered employee has refused to test and the employer will be immediately notified. If an ASD is used for the screening test,the BAT/STT will check the expiration date on the ASD and show it to the covered employee. If it is beyond the expiration date,the ASD shall be disposed of and a new ASD shall be used. The BAT or STT shall open an individually sealed package containing the ASD in view of the employee. The BAT/STT shall provide a small clean cup and have the donor spit into the cup. The BAT/STT shall ensure the test pad collects enough saliva to completely wet the test pad. The BAT/STT will immediately start the timer for 4 minutes. If a distinct colored line appears, the alcohol concentration is greater than or equal to 0.02. The BAT will then conduct a confirmation test using an EBT. 7 1 P 1 9 e ©2020 Mid-West Truckers Association FTA-89056 Rev.03.13.2024