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<br />the employee will be transported to one as soon as it is medically feasible and specimens <br />will be obtained. If it is not medically feasible to move the injured employee, specimens will <br />be obtained at the treating facility under the procedures set forth in this program and <br />transported to an approved testing laboratory. No specimen will be taken prior to the <br />administration of emergency medical care. An injured employee must authorize release to <br />the City the results of any test conducted for the purpose of showing the presence of alcohol <br />or drugs. <br /> <br />F. Body Specimens <br /> <br />Urine will be used for the initial test for all drugs except alcohol and for the confirmation of all <br />drugs except alcohol. Blood will be used for the initial and confirmation tests for alcohol for <br />complying with the provisions of S 440.101-.104, Fla. Stat. Sufficient volume of specimens <br />shall be obtained so as to provide for the necessary number of samples as may be required, <br />depending upon the number of required procedures. Chemical breath testing methods or <br />other reliable mechanisms may be utilized in connection with justifying further alcohol/blood <br />tests in instances involving reasonable suspicion, and random (if instituted in the future) <br />testing under this program, but are not required to be first utilized. In the case of injured <br />employees, the physician will have the discretion to determine to not draw a blood sample if <br />such would threaten the health of the injured employee or if the employee has a medical <br />condition unrelated to the accident which may preclude the drawing of the necessary <br />quantity of blood for a testing specimen. Under these circumstances, no inference or <br />presumption of intoxication or impairment will be made for the purposes of S 440.101-.102, <br />but discipline for violation of the Program may be taken based upon observable conduct or <br />conditions and/or the result of other test, if any. <br /> <br />G. Cost of Testing <br /> <br />The City will pay the cost of initial and confirmation drug tests, which it requires of <br />employees and job applicants. An employee or job applicant will pay the cost of any <br />additional drug test not required by the City. <br /> <br />H. Collection Site, Work Site <br /> <br />1. The City will utilize a collection site designated by an approved laboratory which has <br />all necessary personnel, materials, equipment, facilities, and supervision to provide <br />for the collections, security, chain of custody procedures, temporary storage and <br />shipping or transportation of urine and blood specimens to an approved drug testing <br />laboratory. The City may also utilize a medical facility as a collection site which <br />meets the applicable requirements. <br /> <br />2. The City may require that an employee take a chemical breath test at the Work Site <br />or other City facility. <br /> <br />3. Security of the collection site, chain of custody procedures, privacy of the individual, <br />collection control, integrity and identity of the specimen and transportation of the <br />specimen to the laboratory as applicable will meet state or federal rules and <br />guidelines. Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services CHAIN OF <br />CUSTODY form (HRS for 1806, as amended from time to time-last revision 5/91) will <br />be used for each employee or job applicant whose blood or urine is tested. <br /> <br />SIB _Drug-Free_ WorkpIace_Program_-_ W-CDL <br /> <br />Page 13 of41 <br /> <br />12/15/201 I <br />