§ 86-865. Steps involved in pre-employment/testing

The supervisor and applicant/employee must follow these procedures:

(1) Pre-employment offer is made to the applicant by the hiring authority.

(2) Designated department representative is notified of the preemployment offer and begins a mandatory background check involving only issues related to drug testing and CDL.

(3) Hiring authority contacts the county employee health center to schedule a date for a new employee physical. The date for the physical must be at least three days from the date of the drug test. This will allow the results of the drug test to be known prior to the applicant taking his physical.

(4) Applicant receives instructions from the hiring authority to go for the preemployment drug test at the designated medical facility, clinic or collection site.

(5) Employee/applicant is also given a tentative date for the physical, pending a negative result from the drug test.

(6) Employee/applicant takes the required identification, chain of custody and drug test authorization forms to the designated medical facility, clinic or collection site and is given the drug test.

(7) If the preemployment drug test result is negative:

a. Medical review officer (MRO) notifies the designated department representative of the negative result.

b. Designated department representative begins a mandatory background check involving only issues related to drug testing and CDL. The designated department representative will check the applicant's past two years of work history in a safety-sensitive position. The applicant cannot have any of the following: alcohol tests with a 0.04 percent or greater, a positive drug test, and/or any refusal to submit to a drug test.

c. Designated department representative notifies the hiring authority and the employee health center that the applicant can continue with the employment process.

d. Hiring authority contacts the applicant to continue with the physical.

(8) If the preemployment drug test is positive:

a. Health center notifies the applicant of the positive result.

b. Health center notifies the designated department representative of the positive result.

c. Designated representative will then cancel the scheduled employment physical.

(Ord. No. 2007-912, 5-1-2007)