Section 6-B427. MANDATORY DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING - TESTING METHODOLOGY

 

427.1The vendor(s) selected to conduct the testing shall conduct the alcohol and drug testing at a location designated by the program administrator for such purposes.

 

427.2In general, testing for drugs shall be conducted by urine sample from the individual being tested.

 

427.3Testing for alcohol use shall be conducted utilizing an evidentiary breath-testing device or EBT, commonly referred to as a “breathalyzer.”

 

427.4In the case of drug testing, the vendor(s) shall split each sample and ensure that the laboratory performs enzyme-multiplied-immunoassay technique (EMIT) test on one (1) sample and store the split of that sample. A positive EMIT test shall be confirmed by the vendor(s) using the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GCMS) methodology.

 

427.5The personnel authority shall notify, in writing, any appointee or employee found to have a confirmed positive drug test result. The appointee or employee may then authorize that the stored sample be sent to another HHS-certified laboratory of his or her choice, at his or her expense, for a confirmation, using the GCMS testing methodology.

 

427.6All drug and alcohol testing shall follow the same procedures set forth in this section. In the case of a reasonable suspicion referral or a post-accident and incident test, the agency shall escort the employee to the designated test site for specimen collection as needed.

 

427.7In the event that an individual requires medical care following an accident or incident, medical care shall not be delayed for the purpose of testing. In such cases, drug and alcohol testing may be conducted by a blood test.

 

427.8A blood, breath, or urine test conducted in accordance with this section shall be deemed positive if the test yields a result that the appointee’s or employee’s alcohol content was either .04 grams or more per 210 liters of breath, .04 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, or .05 grams or more per 100 milliliters of urine.

 

427.9The personnel authority may not require blood tests to be performed to carry out random drug or alcohol tests. 

 

 

authority

Mayor’s Order 2008-92, dated June 26, 2008, and with the concurrence of the City Administrator; Mayor’s Order 2007-95, dated April 18, 2007; Mayor’s Order 2012-84, dated June 18, 2012; and in accordance with the provisions of the Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus Amendment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-1501.01 et seq. (2012 Repl.)); and Sections 422 (2), (3), and (11) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.22(2), (3), (11) (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking at 58 DCR 531 (January 21, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13820 (October 23, 2015).