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Any violation of a through d above shall be considered unacceptable personal conduct and shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Impaired behavior and /or diminished performance on the job resulting from the use of alcohol or any controlled substance shall be considered unacceptable personal conduct and shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. The County will report violations of criminal drug statutes occurring in the workplace to the appropriate law enforcement officials. All employees have a responsibility to report observed and suspected violations of this policy to their supervisor or department director. Disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, shall be taken when an employee: • Refuses to sign a consent form and participate in a required drug or alcohol test after being advised of the reasons for the request. • Intentionally tampers, or attempts to tamper, with a drug or alcohol sample or testing process. • Produces a confirmed positive test result. e 1. Substances that may be tested for under this policy include: a. Marijuana /cannabinoids (THC) b. Cocaine metabolites c. Opiates d. Phencyclidine (PCP) e. Amphetamines /methamphetamines f. Alcohol g. Barbiturates (e.g., amobarbital, butabarbital, phenobarbital, secobarbital) h. Methaqualine (e.g., quaalude) 2. An employee who receives a positive test result may request that the same or split specimen be tested by another certified laboratory with the cost of such testing to be at the employee's expense. 3. When management has reasonable cause to believe an employee is using or is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, or is misusing prescription drugs, the employee may be required to submit to an immediate drug and /or alcohol test. The test shall be administered by qualified personnel and shall involve proper procedures of specimen collection and testing. E 13 -18 Dmg and Alcohol Fcee Workplace