Information and recordings relating to positive test results, drug and alcohol addictions and legitimate medical statements made available to the SSO are treated confidentially to the extent prescribed by law and kept in secure records separate from ordinary personal records. These records and information may be disclosed to executives and supervisors on the basis of knowledge needs and may also be disclosed if they are relevant to a complaint, charge, request or other legal proceedings initiated by an employee or applicant or on behalf of a worker or applicant. Employees are paid for time spent on alcohol or drug tests and then suspended until the results of the drug or alcohol test. Once the test results have been received, the date and time are scheduled to discuss the test results. This meeting includes a member of management, a union delegate (if he wishes) and staff. If the results are negative, the employee is reimbursed for the suspension periods/days. OB-GYN is subject to the same rules as other doctors. Consent is a prerequisite for drug testing. While a public child welfare authority may require a pregnant woman to undergo testing as a condition of maintaining custody of children, the unauthorized examination of pregnant women was ruled unconstitutional in a 2001 U.S.
Supreme Court case. “refusal of cooperation,” an obstacle to the investigation or testing process; Submit a modified, falsified or replacement sample Not to be posted for a scheduled test Refuse to complete the requested drug testing forms; or refrain from submitting samples for examination without delay if they are asked to do so, with no valid medical basis for failure. Staff members who leave the accident site without a reasonable explanation before being tested for drugs and alcohol are also considered non-cooperative and are automatically dismissed. Laws vary by state and industry. In general, tests can only be done with consent. This does not mean that a worker can necessarily refuse a test and stick to his or her workplace, but it does mean that workers must be informed of the guidelines before being examined. There are special circumstances in which the consent rule and other restrictions may not apply. Parents can test underage children and police can force a sample of a suspect with a court order. Insurance claimants and others involved in accidents may also be asked to undergo drug and alcohol testing as a precondition for payment. If a well-founded suspicion is warranted, management and staff report will meet with the employee to explain the observations and the requirement to submit to a drug and/or blood alcohol test within two hours. Refusal of a staff member is considered a positive drug test result and leads to immediate termination of employment Candidates and staff subjected to drug testing are transported to a test facility designated by [company name] and directed to the provision of urine samples.
Applicants and workers may submit copies under private information, unless they appear to present modified, falsified or replacement copies. Samples taken are sent to a state-controlled laboratory and were detected on the basis of the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, PCPs, benzodiazepines, methadone, methadone and propoxphane.