GO 300-16 Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing

Question 1

All classified and civilian employees shall be subject to controlled substance and/or alcohol
testing for any of the below listed categories as outlined in this General Order.

Answer 1

a. Absent over 30 calendar days
b. Assignment
C. Department of Transportation
d. For Cause
e. Promotional
f. Random
g. Critical incident

Question 2

All classified employees and all civilian employees in safety impact positions, after an absence
of over ____calendar days, shall submit to a controlled substance test upon the employee’s first
day returning to duty.

Answer 2

30

Question 3

As a condition of transfer, any officer selected for transfer to the Vice Division, Narcotics
Division, Criminal Intelligence Division, Gang Division, Major Offenders Division, or Tactical
Operations Division shall be subject to a ___________

Answer 3

controlled substance test.

Question 4

prior to being approved for transfer, an officer may withdraw the application without being subject to a controlled substance test based on assignment. In these situations officers shall not be allowed to transfer to the new assignment. An officer’s decision to withdraw the application shall ____be the basis for an Internal Affairs Division (IAD) investigation.

Answer 4

NOT

Question 5

When a crash occurs involving a City vehicle driven by an employee in the employee’s capacity
as a commercial operator, the employee shall be subject to testing if any of the following
occurs:

Answer 5

a. There is a fatality.
b. An injury is treated away from the scene.
c. A citation is issued to the employee for a moving violation.
d. A vehicle is required to be towed from the scene.

Question 6

If the employee has not submitted to an alcohol test within _____hours following a crash, the
supervisor shall document stating the reason a test was not immediately administered for
DOT reporting requirements.

Answer 6

two

Question 7

If an alcohol test has not been administered within _____hours following a crash, all
attempts for such test shall cease. The supervisor shall document stating the reason a test
was not administered within the eight hours for DOT reporting requirements.

Answer 7

eight

Question 8

If the employee has not submitted to a controlled substance test within ____hours following a
crash, attempts for such tests shall cease. The supervisor shall document stating the
reason a test was not administered within the 32 hours for DOT reporting requirements.

Answer 8

32

Question 9

All For Cause testing of department personnel shall be conducted under the direction of _____.

Answer 9

IAD

Question 10

All employees shall be subject to a controlled substance or alcohol test when _________________ indicates possible alcohol or drug use as outlined below.

Answer 10

reasonable

suspicion

Question 11

Reasonable suspicion may be developed through direct observation by a ______or a
confidential investigation by IAD.

Answer 11

supervisor

Question 12

The _____shall contact the shift or division commander and relay all relevant
information. The information should be derived through articulable beliefs based on specific
facts. The supervisor shall document the basis for the reasonable suspicion and forward
correspondence to the shift or division commander. Since time is of the essence, the
applicable correspondence shall be submitted via email.

Answer 12

supervisor

Question 13

Any candidate _______to test shall be immediately relieved of duty and subject to disciplinary action up to and including indefinite suspension or termination. The promotion shall be suspended until IAD completes the investigation.

Answer 13

refusing

Question 14

All classified employees, regardless of rank or assignment, and civilian employees in safety
impact positions, shall be subject to ______controlled substance testing.

Answer 14

random

Question 15

All controlled substance test results shall be forwarded to the City’s medical review officer
(MRO). The MRO will notify the Drug Testing Unit of all test results within ____calendar days. No
employee shall be promoted until the results have been reviewed by the MRO and forwarded
as required.

Answer 15

30

Question 16

The Drug Testing Unit shall notify employees of negative test results via U. S. Postal Service to
the employees’ home address within _____calendar days of receiving the information.

Answer 16

30

Question 17

All controlled substance test results shall be forwarded to the City’s________________

Answer 17

medical review officer (MRO)

Question 18

If the positive test is a result of illegal drug use or unauthorized prescription drug use, the MRO
will advise the affected employee that he has three business days from such notification to
request a _____ test from a portion of the original sample.

Answer 18

referee

Question 19

Drug testing laboratories test samples to detect dilution. Dilution of a urine sample can be
accomplished by inadvertently drinking too much liquid prior to a drug test or deliberately
attempting to flood the body so the test results will be negative. Therefore, the department shall
retest using the _____testing method any employee who has provided a sample that has been
reported as both negative and diluted or that is considered a no-test (no result obtained) for any
reason.

Answer 19

hair

Question 20

If an employee refuses to comply with the direct order to submit to a drug test, a ______
shall contact IAD. IAD shall report to the location and relieve the employee of duty immediately
and shall initiate a Class I investigation.

Answer 20

supervisor