E205 Drug Screening Program (10-01-2010) Flashcards
[E205 Drug Screening Program]
Drug screening shall be consistent with:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Drug screening results will be stored in a locked file under the control of who?
The department’s Drug Testing Coordinator
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The Drug Testing Coordinator is assigned to where?
PSO
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Access to the drug screen files will not be allowed without:
The written permission of the Fire Chief
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What substances will be tested for:
- Marijuana
- Opiates
- Phencyclidine (PCP)
- Amphetamines
- Cocaine
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A refusal to be tested will be considered a:
Automatic positive result
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How long do you have to arrive at the collection site?
2 hours
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What is considered an insufficient specimen?
<45ml
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A firefighter will be subject to post accident drug screening if any of these 4 conditions are met:
- The accident results in a human fatality
- An individual is transported for medical treatment away from the accident scene
- A vehicle requires a tow
- If the firefighter requests to be tested
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Who will determine whether the criteria for post accident screenings are met?
The BC and or Safety Officer that responded to the accident
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If an accident that is requiring a drug screening occurs outside of the hours of 0830-1630, who will make arrangements for the screening?
The Drug Test Coordinator or the Shift Commander
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If a firefighter is transported to the hospital and does not receive a toxicology screening, but is released within ___ hours of the collision, they will immediately be transported to the collection site to provide a sample:
6 hours
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Who all can be selected for random drug screenings?
Everyone including the Fire Chief
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How many will be randomly tested per year?
Up to 25%
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Who administers the random selection process?
3rd party collection site
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A new list of individuals to be screened will be submitted to the department how often?
Monthly
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Who will be provided the list of names for drug screening?
The Drug Test Coordinator
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Who will contact the member for notification of the drug screening?
The Drug Test Coordinator
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Members must report to the screening location within ___ hours and bring a:
- 2 hours
- Picture ID
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AFD may require drug screening when a determination of reasonable suspicion is agreed upon by:
- A Chief Officer and one other person,
- and only then at the direction of a Shift Commander, Assistant Chief, or The Fire Chief
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All Chief Officers are required to attend:
Reasonable Suspicion Training
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Results for reasonable suspicion screening will generally be available when?
8 hours after the lab receives the sample
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Results of drug tests for all other reasons besides for reasonable suspicion will normally be returned to the Drug Test Coordinator within:
2-3 business days
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Who will be contacted if the lab determines a sample to have been diluted or adulterated?
The Drug Test Coordinator
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If the initial results are positive, what will happen?
A second “confirmation test” will be performed using a technologically different and more sensitive process
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How long will a positive sample be maintained by the lab?
1 year
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All positive tests will be reviewed by the:
Lab’s MRO
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A firefighter may request an additional test on the split sample. The request must be submitted to the MRO within ____ hours of being notified of a positive test result:
72 hours
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Who can authorize performing a test on the split sample after the 72 hour window is expired?
The Fire Chief
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The additional test that a firefighter requests on the split sample is to be performed:
At a different DHHS lab at the expense of the firefighter
