8.166 Drug Free Workplace

Question 1

A concentration of alcohol that indicates a …..percent or above, at the time of a BAC test, is per se impairment and may be grounds for discipline?

Answer 1

0.2

Question 2

Can a police officer who is off duty, and in uniform, enter a business and purchase an alcoholic beverage?

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Employees may associate with individuals who are using Marijuana legally under state law, either recreationallying or medically; however Employees do so at ….?

Answer 3

Their own risk

Question 4

Department employees must notify…. when using prescription or over the counter medication which they have been informed by a physician or pharmacist has the potential to cause impairment?

Answer 4

Health and Safety

Question 5

Prescriptions must be renewed…. therefore if an employee does not resubmit their Prescription at least ….. it will be presumed that the employee is no longer taking the medication and approval will be rescinded.

Answer 5

Annual; annually

Question 6

Amnesty provision for self reporting. Such self identification may occur through any superior in the employee’s chain of command or an association representative who then has an obligation to report it to….?

Answer 6

Labor Relations

Question 7

During self reporting. The employee will participate in a mandatory rehabilitation program paid for by the employee. The employee will also be subject to conditions of a Last Chance Agreement, which will include unannounced testing for …..?

Answer 7

2 years

Question 8

However as a special condition of the amnesty program, the last chance agreement will only remain in the employees personnel file consistent with the department’s purge policy for a….?

Answer 8

Major suspension

Question 9

During the workplace testing program (pee or drug test). An employee will be subject to termination for 3 possible infractions?

Answer 9

1. Refusal to submit to a required drug or alcohol test.
2. Evidence of sample tampering, alterations, alterations, or substitution.
3. A positive drug test indicating prohibited drug use.

Question 10

Upon becoming aware or developing reasonable suspicion of an employee’s impairment, a supervisor will contact who?

Answer 10

Internal Affairs Bureau

Question 11

A supervisor will conduct a preliminary investigation (which may include an FST). he should request…… to observe any indicators of impairment to confirm the reasonable suspicion?

Answer 11

A secondary supervisor

Question 11

If the employee is suspected of using alcohol or prohibited drugs, the ….. will place the employee on suspension of police powers, pending the results of the drug test

Answer 11

Bureau commander or designee.

Question 11

Random drug testing. Sample collector will notify the squad’s supervisor no more than … prior to the test

Answer 11

45 minutes.

Question 12

The sample collector will notify …. of employees who subsequently request leave after the notification and do not report to duty

Answer 12

IAB

Question 13

For a positive result of a random drug test, …… will initiate a statement of complaint?

Answer 13

Risk Management

Question 14

In the event of a positive test, the employee may elect to have the split sample tested by an independent testing laboratory. Following the initial notification of a positive result, the employee has ….. to inform the MRO of a request to have the split sample tested by an independent testing laboratory specified by the department.

Answer 14

72 hours

Question 15

Disposal of samples. After toxicology testing by the LVMPD Forensic Lab, the evidence vault will retain positive samples in department custody for …?

Answer 15

3 years