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Drug and Alcohol Testing Laboratory for Non - Represented Employees The City shall select a certified laboratory or laboratories that can demonstrate experience and capability in quality control, documentation, chain of custody, technical expertise, and proficiency in urine and blood analysis. Grounds for Testing A. Random testing of any kind is prohibited except as specified in this policy, under Definitions, E and F and under the Federally Required Drug Testing for Employees policy. B. Employees may be required to submit to drug or alcohol testing if reasonable suspicion exists that an employee is under the influefl of drugs or alcohol. Testing Mechanisms The following testing mechanisms shall be used for any testy Ik) hol or drugs performed on employees. 1 1116 I ��111Illii, A. Any urine screening for drugs shall be "performd by t e Ose of 66 enzyme immunoassay test (EMIT) and confirmed by the sec - Gas, ChromatographyJ Mass Spectrometry (GC /MS). B. Alcohol tests may include standardized impairment tests, breath tests, and /or standard laboratory blood analysis. Procedures Used When a Urine Sa �" le is Given The following procedure shall be used ever an employee is requested to give a urine sample: "��I Ilp A. The emplo�' ill be transported asp oon as possible to the City's contracted occupationi�N rvices provider's office during normal business hours or to the City's de nat 1 �,uring non - business hours. The test shall be given in such a man k,! top ., Ifthe chain of custody of the sample and the privacy of the individual � eP B. At the time of testing the employee will be required to list all prescribed drugs and over - the - counter drugs currently being used. Prescribed drugs listed will be substantiated by written communication from the attending physician. C. Immediately after the sample is given, it will be divided into two equal parts. Each of the two portions of the sample will be separately sealed, labeled, and stored in a secure and refrigerated atmosphere. Both of the samples will then be delivered to the health provider's designated testing laboratory. If the test is positive, both samples will be held by the laboratory for one year and then destroyed. If the test is negative, both samples will be held for seven days and then destroyed.