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i <br />10. Disciplinary actions will result from a confirmed positive test, refusal to participate <br />in a test or of altering or attempting to alter test results. <br />11. Drug testing will be carried out by a laboratory certified by the U.S. DHHS and <br />testing will be conducted via urine specimens. <br />12. Alcohol testing will meet industry standards or applicable U.S. DHHS guidelines <br />and will be conducted via a saliva, blood or breath specimen. <br />13. All specimens will be collected under chain of custody procedures which include <br />photo identification of the donor and protocols to assure specimen integrity. <br />14. A positive drug (controlled substance) test will undergo confirmatory testing. <br />15. A positive alcohol test will undergo confirmatory testing by either blood or breath. <br />16. All test results will be maintained in a secure and confidential manner in the <br />County Human Resources Department and will not be released without written <br />consent of the employee unless as a result of action initiated by or on behalf of <br />the employee, they are required to be produced. <br />Pre -Employment Substance Abuse Screening <br />All job finalists are required to undergo drug/alcohol testing within twenty-four (24) hours <br />(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) of receiving and accepting an offer of <br />employment contingent upon a negative drug/alcohol test result. Finalists who fail to undergo <br />such testing within twenty-four (24) hours will not be considered for employment. <br />The Human Resources Department will make arrangements for finalists to be <br />sent to a designated medical facility for testing. <br />2. Finalists will submit a Lee County approved, signed substance abuse testing <br />consent form to the qualified, approved laboratory provider, assenting to the <br />testing procedure. <br />3. Finalist testing will be performed on urine specimens using a secure chain of <br />custody procedure to reduce the likelihood of possible errors in the testing <br />procedures. Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) or other <br />appropriate, accepted medical testing procedures will be used to confirm all <br />positive test results. <br />4. Upon completion of the tests, results will be sent to the employee/finalist, if <br />requested, and the appropriate staff member in the Human Resources <br />Department. <br />5. Completion of offers of employment shall not occur until negative test results <br />have been verified by the Human Resources Department. <br />B-18 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace <br />