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Attachment Draft Orange Gounty Personnel Ordinance Revision Article III; Section 11.12 Drug and Alcohol Testing, Responsibilities (Changes shown in bold type.) 11.0 Drug And Alcohol Testing 11.12 Responsibilities c. The Personnel Depument: • Assures information regarding the testing and referral of employees and applicants under this policy is treated as confidential in accordance with the requirements of North Carolina law governing the privacy of employee personnel records. • Makes arrangements for testing services and assures these are in compliance with the Federal drug and alcohol testing regulations. • Assures federally required drug and alcohol testing records are maintained. • Submits annual drug and alcohol testing reports as required by the State and Federal Government. • Maintains the list of positions which are identified as County safety sensitive under Orange County's safety sensitive definition and positions which are identified as FTA safety sensitive by Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing regulations. • Reports any positive drug or alcohol test for an employee in a FTA safety sensitive position to the State Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) within five business days following receipt of confirmation of a positive test. The notice includes the driver's name, home address, driver's license number, social security number and results of tire drug or alcohol test. Note: Upon receipt of notice of a positive drug or alcohol test, the DMV will disqualify the employee from operating a commercial motor vehicle or other public transit vehicle until successful completion of treatment. • Arranges for referrals to a substance abuse professional when a positive test or refiisal to test occurs. • Receives and conununicates test results to the department head, • Provides for one hour of training for each employee in a FTA safety sensitive or County safety sensitive position in the signs and s}nnptoms of drug and alcohol