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Recommended Changes to the Cabarrus County Drug Free Workplace Policy Revisions Effective October 17, 2011 IL Definitions A. Alcohol Test — Any accepted scientific means to determine the presence of alcohol, including but not limited to laboratory analysis of breath, urine, saliva, blood, or hair. A DOT regulated alcohol test may only use urine, saliva, and breath. I. Drug Test or Screening Any accepted scientific means to determine the presence of controlled substances, including but not limited to laboratory analysis of breath, urine, saliva, blood, or hair. A DOT regulated drug test may only use urine, saliva, and breath. VII. Testing Procedures for Applicants and County Employees E. A blood, urine, saliva, breath, or other sample that, after initial testing, does not reveal the presence of a controlled substance at or above the threshold values designated by SAMHSA or an alcohol content level below 0.04% shall be considered to have tested negative, and no further testing may be done on that sample. For a DOT drug test the verified presence of the identified drug or its metabolite below the minimum levels specified in 49CFR Part 40, as amended, and the specimen is a valid specimen shall be considered to have tested negative. A DOT regulated alcohol or drug test may only use urine, saliva, and breath sample. F. A blood, urine, saliva, breath, or other sample that, after confirmatory testing, does reveal the presence of a controlled substance at or above the threshold values designated by SAMHSA or an alcohol level at or above 0.04% shall be considered to have tested positive. An employee with a confirmed alcohol test result of between 0.02% and 0.039% will be deemed unfit to perform his or her duties and sent home. For a DOT drug test the verified presence of the identified drug or its metabolite at or above the minimum levels specified in 49CFR Part 40, as amended, shall be considered to have tested positive. A DOT regulated alcohol or drug test may only use urine, saliva, and breath sample. Appendix Employees Covered by Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations G. Together with other accident testing which may be required by the County, DOT regulated employees must complete DOT drug and alcohol tests as soon as possible after they are involved in an accident while operating a County owned or leased vehicle, if the accident involves: I. FMCSA accident requirin testing esting An accident in which a fatality is involved; one or more motor vehicles are towed from the scene or someone is treated medically away from the scene, and a citation is issued to the CMV driver within 8 hours of the occurrence under state or local law for a moving violation arising from the accident and either of the aforementioned situations occur. 2. FTA accident requiring testing sting An accident in which a fatality is involved, one or more motor vehicle receives disabling damage or someone requires immediate medical attention away from the scene, unless the driver can be completely discounted as a contributing factor. All other covered employees whose performance could have contributed to a non -fatal accident (defined in G. 2. Of this Appendix), as determined by the employer using the best information available at the time of the Attachment number 1 F -5 Page 34