300-17 Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing

Question 1

What are the categories to mandate drug/alcohol testing?

Answer 1

Absent over 30 days, assignment, DOT, For Cause, Promotional, Random, Critical Incident

Question 2

What are the 4 critical incidents to mandate drug testing?

Answer 2

Discharge of pointed firearm regardless of injury, discharge firearm where person is injured or dead, Use of Force where the person dies, crash where SBI or death

Question 3

What is a Medical Review Officer (MRO)?

Answer 3

Licensed Physician that is knowledgeable about substance abuse disorders that reviews employee results

Question 4

What is a Referee Test?

Answer 4

Split sample test to confirm presence of controlled substance by DHHS lab at expense of employee

Question 5

Safety Impact Position?

Answer 5

Employment involving safety sensitive job duties that is performed poorly could result in threat to others

Question 6

When may a drug or alcohol test be released without permission of employee?

Answer 6

Subject to Civil Service Commission Appeal, Admin Hearing or judicial proceeding

Question 7

Whose responsibility is it to ensure forms for drug/alcohol testing are given to employee?

Answer 7

Commander

Question 8

How long do you have to complete drug/alcohol test after being given forms?

Answer 8

2 hours

Question 9

What happens if an employee shows up to drug/alcohol testing site without TDL or HPD ID?

Answer 9

Supervisor shall report to site to identify employee

Question 10

What is the alternative procedure if urine cannot be collected for testing?

Answer 10

Provide hair testing, if not enough body hair then they shall remain long enough to provide urine sample

Question 11

What assignments shall be required to get a drug/alcohol test?

Answer 11

Vice, Narc, CID, Gang, Major Off, Tac or proactive investigative

Question 12

Can an officer withdrawing their application before a drug/alcohol test be grounds for IAD investigation?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

When do civilians have to be drug and alcohol tested for assignments?

Answer 13

When transferred to safety impact position

Question 14

When shall a CDL carrying employee be tested after a city vehicle crash?

Answer 14

Fatality, injury treated away from scene, citation issued to employee, towed vehicle

Question 15

How long does the CDL employee have to take an breath alcohol test after crash before explanation to DOT?

Answer 15

2 hours

Question 16

When shall attempts for an alcohol breath test for CDL employees who crash cease?

Answer 16

8 hours

Question 17

When shall attempts for an controlled substance test for CDL employees who crash cease?

Answer 17

32 hours

Question 18

What if a citation for CDL employee’s crash is issued later (I.E) not on scene?

Answer 18

Tests shall still be administered so long as they are withing time frame

Question 19

After a CDL employee crash how long before an employee may drink alcohol?

Answer 19

8 hours or until alcohol breath test, whichever 1st

Question 20

What happens if CDL employee refuses controlled substance or alcohol breath test after crash?

Answer 20

Immediately relieved of duty, IAD investigation

Question 21

What is the basis of For Cause drug/alcohol testing?

Answer 21

Reasonable Suspicion

Question 22

What are extra examples of reasonable suspicion for a “for cause” testing?

Answer 22

Absenteeism/Tardiness, unexplained loss of COH property, Post Accident

Question 23

What are the duties of a supervisor if he believes subordinate in able to perform duties based on alcohol or drug use?

Answer 23

Immediate prevent injury to themselves or others, commander, commander then interview employee, commander then notifies IAD commander or on call IAD LT

Question 24

Who is responsible for ensuring employee with a “for cause” drug testing is escorted to testing site?

Answer 24

IAD supervisor and assigned investigator

Question 25

Who notifies classified employees of promotional drug testing?

Answer 25

Transfers and Promotions Unit

Question 26

Who notifies civilian employees selected for promotion?

Answer 26

ESD, Civilian Employment Unit

Question 27

Is refusal of drug testing for promotional testing a casue for IAD investigation?

Answer 27

Yes, immediate relieved of duty

Question 28

How are employees selected for random drug testing?

Answer 28

Computer program of independent contractor and by number only

Question 29

Who is responsible for getting officers drug tested after critical incidents?

Answer 29

IAD or highest ranking supervisor on scene

Question 30

What if an employee cant be drug tested following a critical incident within _______ hours?

Answer 30

32, shall submit to hair test

Question 31

Is refusal of drug testing for post critical incident a cause for IAD investigation?

Answer 31

Yes, immediate relieved of duty

Question 32

How long does the MRO have to review officers drug test results and report them?>

Answer 32

30 days

Question 33

How long does an employee who urine tested positive have to request another test and what is it called?

Answer 33

3 days, referee test

Question 34

Where shall the MRO forward positive urine results?

Answer 34

Inspections Division, Drug Testing THEN IAD

Question 35

What happens if a urine sample is determined as a dilute sample?

Answer 35

Hair test will be requested