300-17 Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing Flashcards
What are the categories to mandate drug/alcohol testing?
Absent over 30 days, assignment, DOT, For Cause, Promotional, Random, Critical Incident
What are the 4 critical incidents to mandate drug testing?
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
What is a Medical Review Officer (MRO)?
Licensed Physician that is knowledgeable about substance abuse disorders that reviews employee results
What is a Referee Test?
Split sample test to confirm presence of controlled substance by DHHS lab at expense of employee
Safety Impact Position?
Employment involving safety sensitive job duties that is performed poorly could result in threat to others
When may a drug or alcohol test be released without permission of employee?
Subject to Civil Service Commission Appeal, Admin Hearing or judicial proceeding
Whose responsibility is it to ensure forms for drug/alcohol testing are given to employee?
Commander
How long do you have to complete drug/alcohol test after being given forms?
2 hours
What happens if an employee shows up to drug/alcohol testing site without TDL or HPD ID?
Supervisor shall report to site to identify employee
What is the alternative procedure if urine cannot be collected for testing?
Provide hair testing, if not enough body hair then they shall remain long enough to provide urine sample
What assignments shall be required to get a drug/alcohol test?
Vice, Narc, CID, Gang, Major Off, Tac or proactive investigative
Can an officer withdrawing their application before a drug/alcohol test be grounds for IAD investigation?
No
When do civilians have to be drug and alcohol tested for assignments?
When transferred to safety impact position
When shall a CDL carrying employee be tested after a city vehicle crash?
Fatality, injury treated away from scene, citation issued to employee, towed vehicle
How long does the CDL employee have to take an breath alcohol test after crash before explanation to DOT?
2 hours
When shall attempts for an alcohol breath test for CDL employees who crash cease?
8 hours
When shall attempts for an controlled substance test for CDL employees who crash cease?
32 hours
What if a citation for CDL employee’s crash is issued later (I.E) not on scene?
Tests shall still be administered so long as they are withing time frame
After a CDL employee crash how long before an employee may drink alcohol?
8 hours or until alcohol breath test, whichever 1st
What happens if CDL employee refuses controlled substance or alcohol breath test after crash?
Immediately relieved of duty, IAD investigation
What is the basis of For Cause drug/alcohol testing?
Reasonable Suspicion
What are extra examples of reasonable suspicion for a “for cause” testing?
Absenteeism/Tardiness, unexplained loss of COH property, Post Accident
What are the duties of a supervisor if he believes subordinate in able to perform duties based on alcohol or drug use?
Immediate prevent injury to themselves or others, commander, commander then interview employee, commander then notifies IAD commander or on call IAD LT
Who is responsible for ensuring employee with a “for cause” drug testing is escorted to testing site?
IAD supervisor and assigned investigator
Who notifies classified employees of promotional drug testing?
Transfers and Promotions Unit
Who notifies civilian employees selected for promotion?
ESD, Civilian Employment Unit
Is refusal of drug testing for promotional testing a casue for IAD investigation?
Yes, immediate relieved of duty
How are employees selected for random drug testing?
Computer program of independent contractor and by number only
Who is responsible for getting officers drug tested after critical incidents?
IAD or highest ranking supervisor on scene
What if an employee cant be drug tested following a critical incident within _______ hours?
32, shall submit to hair test
Is refusal of drug testing for post critical incident a cause for IAD investigation?
Yes, immediate relieved of duty
How long does the MRO have to review officers drug test results and report them?>
30 days
How long does an employee who urine tested positive have to request another test and what is it called?
3 days, referee test
Where shall the MRO forward positive urine results?
Inspections Division, Drug Testing THEN IAD
What happens if a urine sample is determined as a dilute sample?
Hair test will be requested
