5 A. Controlled Substance Testing: 1. Urine will be the required substance and will be collected under controlled circumstances. 2. Urine may be collected using a single vial or split specimen containers and shall be labeled thoroughly to preserve identity. 3. Specimens are transported to an approved testing lab. 4. Specimens undergo testing by an initial screening procedure, which is followed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) confirmation testing if necessary. 5. The urine is positive for a substance if the substance is present in an amount greater than minimum SAMHSA threshold levels. 6. A Medical Review Officer (MRO) or MRO Assistant will contact the employee if there is a positive result, to communicate the result. 7. The MRO/Assistant reports the result to the City of Lamar DER. 8. If a split sample is collected, the MRO/Assistant will give the donor employee the option of testing the remaining split specimen at a SAMHSA-certified laboratory of their choice at the employee’s expense. B. Alcohol 1. A breath specimen or a saliva specimen is required to test for alcohol. 2. A breath or saliva test will be conducted by a certified alcohol technician. 3. Tester uses an approved Evidential Breath testing device, or DOT-approved saliva test kit. 4. The initial test must give results of less than 0.02 or a retest (confirmation) test must be done following a 15-minute wait. 5. If the confirmation reveals a concentration of greater than 0.02, the individual is in violation of this Policy. Other Prohibitions A. Hemp-CBD Recently a number of products have appeared on the market, which are advertised as “Hemp” products. The hemp contained in these products is Cannabis Sativa, or Marijuana. The Department of Transportation legal counsel has issued the following guidance regarding Hemp products: Whatever else it may be, consuming Hemp food products is not a legitimate medical explanation for a prohibited substance or metabolite in an individual’s specimen. The City of Lamar will not accept the ingestion of a hempbased of “CBD-infused” product as an excuse for testing positive for the marijuana metabolite. B. Adulterants If an employee is found to have adulterated, substituted, tampered, misidentified, or otherwise acted to deceive the employer regarding test samples will be subject to the provisions of Chapter IV, Performance Expectations and Corrective Action of the City’s Personnel Policy Manual. C. Dilute Specimens Employees are required to provide a normal urine specimen for testing. If the drug screen test result is reported as dilute the employee must be tested again immediately. D. Medical Marijuana Use Marijuana is a federally prohibited substance. An authorization for use of marijuana for medical purposes will not be an acceptable excuse for testing positive for THC the marijuana metabolite. Marijuana is considered a prohibited substance. Marijuana is
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