Employees tested due to reasonable cause/reasonable suspicion may be placed on accrued personal leave pending the results of the test. (2)
Employees involved in preventable on-the-job injuries/accidents requiring treatment or vehicle/equipment accidents with damages over $200 may be requested to submit to a drug or alcohol screen immediately after the injury or accident, where practicable, as a condition of continued employment. Supervisors shall meet with the employee and transport the employee to the screening facility. Employees are not to drive themselves. Employees tested due to on-the-job injuries/accidents requiring treatment or vehicle/equipment accidents with damages over $200 may be placed on accrued personal leave pending the results of the test.
If a drug screen is positive for an employee, the employee must provide, within twentyfour (24) hours of request, bona fide verification of a valid current prescription for the drug identified in the drug screen. If employee does not provide acceptable verification, if the drug is a controlled substance or if the drug is one that is likely to impair the employee’s ability to perform the job or whose continued employment would cause a direct threat to property or safety, the employee will be subject to immediate disciplinary action, to include termination of employment. Refusal of an employee to submit to screen testing will be considered an admission of being impaired or under the influence of such prohibited substances and shall be considered cause for termination of employment.
CONFIDENTIALITY For confidentiality, only the respective Department Head or his/her designee will be informed of positive test results. Employee privacy will be protected. Disclosure, without employee consent, may occur when: (1) The information is compelled by law or by judicial or administrative process; (2) The information has been placed at issue in a formal dispute between the Town and employee; (3) The information is to be used in administering an employee benefit plan; or (4) The information is needed by medical personnel for the diagnosis of treatment of the employee.
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