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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. urine while on company/ facility property or during work hours. b. When suspicious circumstances are brought to the attention of the company, the information will be shared with the Employee. c. If reasonable consideration of the circumstances indicates that there is in fact cause for suspicion, the Employee will be required to submit to a drug screen. d. “Reasonable Suspicion” must be based on specific, objective facts, or reasonable inferences drawn from facts that would cause a reasonably prudent person to suspect that the Employee is or has been using drugs or alcohol. TESTING A. All tests will be done by an state-certified lab. Positive and negative results will be checked by the Medical Director or Personal Physician to assure accuracy. B. All testing, sample collection, storage, handling, and chain of custody will be done in accordance with appropriate State and Federal rules and regulations. C. Documentation of the drug test result must be placed on the Employee’s confidential medical file. Positive drug test results must be placed in the confidential file within five working days of receipt of the positive result. D. All information received in regard to drug testing results will be maintained in separate confidential enveloped (inside employee file), and only be used for the purpose specified in this document. GROUNDS FOR WRITTEN CORRECTIVE ACTION OR TERMINATION A. An Employee bringing onto the work place property, having possession of, being under the influence of, possessing in the Employee’s body, blood, or urine or using, consuming, transferring, selling, attempting to sell or transfer any form of an illegal drug as defined above while on company business or at anytime during the hours between the beginning and ending of the Employee’s working day, whether on duty or not, whether on company business, property, or not, is guilty of misconduct and subject to written corrective action, including termination of employment even for the first offense. B. Failure to submit to requiredmedical and physical examinations or tests is misconduct and is grounds for termination of employment. C. An Employee who voluntarily seeks assistance for drug or alcohol use prior to being requested to submit to a drug or alcohol test shall be placed on temporary leave or FMLA while participating in a rehabilitation program. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYEE/APPLICANT a. As a condition of employment, Employees must abide by the terms of this policy and must notify MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. in writing of any conviction of a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring no later than five (5) calendar days after such a conviction. b. The Employee must notify his/her Supervisor of the use of any drug or medication that may affect or impair his/her judgment, job performance or safety. c. The Employee or job applicant must notify the Agency of any administrative or civil action planned as a result of a positive test within five (5) working days from receipt of notification. d. The Employee has the right to contest the result of a positive drug test, in writing, within ten (10) working days of being notified in writing of the positive test result. The Employee has a right to a copy of the test result, upon request and have the sample taken to a different certified lab to be retested at the Employee’s expense. Home Health Agency. - - Personnel/Operations Policies B-155