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8 <br />Attachment <br />employee refuses to take the test, the department head or <br />designee advises the employee that refusal of testing in this <br />circumstance has the same consequence as ;~ cc^c?c'°''°`~ a <br />positive test result and that the employee will be subject to <br />r,.,,„ ro~„~+~ disciplinary action, including dismissal under this <br />Ordinance. <br />e. The supervisor or other County official escorts the employee to <br />the testing location. From the time reasonable suspicion is <br />determined, the employee is removed from duty and observed to <br />assure that he or she does not ingest anything or attempt to <br />acquire "clean" urine from another person. <br />f. After the testing is completed, the supervisor or County official <br />escorting the employee to the testing location should use every <br />reasonable means to assure the employee reaches home safely. <br />g. A reasonable suspicion alcohol test should be administered <br />within two hours and may not be administered later than eight <br />hours following the reasonable suspicion determination. If the <br />test is not administered within two hours and also if is not <br />administered within eight hours, the supervisor must document <br />and submit to the Personnel Department the reasons for not <br />administering the test. <br />h. A reasonable suspicion drug test must be administered no later <br />than 32 hours following the reasonable suspicion determination. <br />If the test is not administered within 32 hours, the supervisor <br />must document and submit to the Personnel Department the <br />reasons for not administering the test. <br />i. While awaiting results of a reasonable suspicion drug test, a <br />permanent employee is placed on leave with pay for the regularly <br />scheduled work hours. (A temporary employee is not paid for <br />the missed work time.) ~f +ho roc•~ ~I+ of +F~o +o~+ is .,nei+i~io ~.,rl +hQ <br />- ,- - <br />~~~o nnr~r.l~le c~~cnini~n ~~i~o e-lo+ormino~ <br />11.5.2 Random <br />a. Random drug and alcohol testing occurs while the employee is <br />on-duty, immediately prior to performing covered duties, or <br />immediately after performing covered duties. <br />b. For random testing purposes, the pool of employees <br />covered under Federal drug and alcohol testing regulations <br />