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<br />Follow-up Testing After Return to Duty <br /> <br />Requires: <br /> <br />~ DOT drug and alcohol tests. <br />~ FTA Random Drug and Alcohol Notification Form. <br /> <br />Covered employees that have passed a return to duty test will be subject to unannounced <br />follow-up testing for at least twelve (12) but not more than sixty (60) months. The duration of <br />the follow-up testing will be recommended by the Substance Abuse Professional with a <br />minimum of six (6) tests performed during the first twelve (12) months after the employee has <br />returned to duty. <br /> <br />See Prohibited Drug and Alcohol Testing Procedures section for new collection procedures. <br /> <br />Employees who go on Light Duty after they have entered a follow-up program are still subject to <br />follow-up drug and alcohol testing. <br /> <br />Testing Protocol <br /> <br />Covered employees are subject to City fitness for duty examinations if unable to provide a <br />sufficient amount of breath or urine for a required DOT test, and the MRO determines there is a <br />valid medical condition. Fitness for duty examinations will be conducted in accordance with <br />Sunny Isles Beach Testing Protocol. <br /> <br />Covered employees are also subject to alcohol tests and drug tests. Drug tests may also test for <br />other drugs in addition to those required by DOT. The level at which a result from a test <br />administered pursuant to City policy or contract language is a confirmed positive may be different <br />than the level for tests conducted pursuant to federal regulations. City administered drug and <br />alcohol tests will be conducted in accordance with City Testing Protocol. <br /> <br />Consequences <br /> <br />Refusal to Test Violations <br /> <br />The following behaviors displayed, but not limited to, by covered employees or applicants during <br />drug or alcohol testing shall constitute a refusal to test: <br /> <br />. Failure to appear for any test within a reasonable time, as determined by the employer, <br />after being directed to do so by the employer; <br /> <br />. Failure to remain at the testing site until the testing process is complete; <br /> <br />. Failure to provide a urine specimen, breath or saliva sample for any drug and alcohol <br />test required by DOT or FT A regulations; <br /> <br />. Failure to permit a direct observation or monitoring of your provision of a specimen; <br /> <br />SIB_Drug-Free_ Workplace]rogram_-_ W-CDL <br /> <br />Page 32 of 41 <br /> <br />12/15/201 I <br />