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(1) A screening test of an applicant's or employee's | | urine or saliva may be performed at the point of | | collection through the use of a noninstrumented point of | | collection test device approved by the federal Food and | | Drug Administration. Section 683, subsection 5-A governs | | the use of such tests. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §683, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1989, c. 832, §6, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | B. When substance abuse testing may occur. The written | | policy must describe: |
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| | | (1) Which positions, if any, will be subject to | | testing, including any positions subject to random or | | arbitrary testing under section 684, subsection 3. For | | applicant testing and probable cause and post-accident | | testing of employees, an employer may designate that | | all positions are subject to testing; and |
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| | | (2) The procedure to be followed in selecting employees to | | be tested on a random or arbitrary basis under section | | 684, subsection 3; |
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| | | Sec. 6. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 2-A.__Post-accident testing.__An employer may require, request | | or suggest that a surviving employee submit to a post-accident | | substance abuse test if the employee while on duty or in the | | workplace was involved in an occurrence in which there was loss | | of human life, serious bodily injury or property damage | | apparently involving cost or loss greater than $10,000, unless | | the circumstances clearly show that the employee did not | | contribute to the cause of the occurrence.__A post-accident test | | sample may not be collected more than 8 hours after the | | occurrence. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 832, §11, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Testing upon return to work. If an employee who has | | received a confirmed positive result returns to work with the | | same employer, whether or not the employee has participated in a | | rehabilitation program under section 685, subsection 2, the | | employer may require, request or suggest that the employee submit | to a subsequent substance abuse test anytime between 90 days | and one year after the date of the employee's prior test follow- | | up testing during the 18 months after the date of the employee's | | return to work, in accordance with a written follow-up |
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