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I. Collection Site, Work Site, Personnel 1. A specimen for a drug test will be taken or collected by: a. A physician, a physician's assistant, a registered professional nurse, a licensed practical nurse, a nurse practitioner, or a certified paramedic who is present at the scene of the accident for the purpose of rendering emergency service or treatment; or b. A qualified person employed by a licensed laboratory who has the necessary training and skills for the assigned tasks. 2. In the case of a chemical breath test, utilizing evidential breath test devices, a technician licensed pursuant to Rule 10D-42, F.A.C. In the case of other reliable mechanisms, a management representative who has received training in administering the test and analyzing the results. J. Testing Laboratory 1. The laboratory used to analyze initial or confirmation blood or urine specimens will be licensed or certified by the appropriate regulatory agencies to perform such tests. The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services has published Drug- Free Workplace Standards (Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 10E-18) which shall be followed by laboratories and employers for testing procedures required under § 440.101-102, Fla. Stat. (1993). 2. All laboratory security, chain of custody, transporting and receiving of specimens, specimen processing, retesting, storage of specimens, instrument calibration and reporting of results will be in accordance with applicable state or federal laws and rules established by HRS of the U.S. Department of Transportation. 3. The laboratory or Medical Review Officer will provide assistance to the employee or job applicant for the purpose of interpreting any positive confirmed test results. K. Initial Tests Used for Implementing § 440.101-.102. Fla.Stat. (1993)* Initial tests will use an immunoassay except that the test for alcohol will be an enzyme oxidation methodology. The following cutoff levels will be used when screening specimens to determine whether they are positive or negative for these drugs or metabolites. All levels equal to or exceeding the following will be reported as positive: • Alcohol .05g/dl% • Amphetamines 1000ng/ml • Cannabinoids 100ng/m1 • Cocaine 300ng/ml • Phencyclidine 25ng/ml • Methaqualone 300ng/ml • Opiates 300ng/ml • Barbiturates 300ng/ml • Benzodiazepines 300ng/ml • Synthetic Narcotics: (Reso)Sib Drug-Free Workplace Program-Rev 01182018 Page 14 of41 1/18/2018