4.130.130 Follow-up testing.
For each employee who has committed a DOT drug or alcohol policy violation and who seeks to resume employment with safety sensitive functions, the city must establish a written follow-up testing plan.
A. The plan is established once the city has determined that the employee has successfully complied with a substance abuse professional’s (SAP) recommendation for education and/or treatment. The substance abuse professional (SAP) must provide a copy of the written plan to the DER.
B. Following a determination by a substance abuse professional that an employee is in need of assistance in resolving problems associated with alcohol misuse or use of controlled substances, the employee is subject to unannounced follow-up alcohol or controlled substance testing.
C. The number and frequency of the tests will be determined by the substance abuse professional, but will at a minimum consist of at least six unannounced follow-up tests in the first 12 months of safety-sensitive duty following the employee’s return to safety-sensitive functions.
D. The employer shall establish the specific dates for testing. The unannounced follow-up testing may continue for up to five years. (Ord. 12-001 § 3, 2013)