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B.Department-meanstheMaineDepartmentofLabor,BureauofLaborStandards.（Note:

AnycorrespondenceshouldbedirectedtoDirector,BureauofLaborStandards,StateHouseStation#45,Augusta,Maine04333-0045.）

C.DepartmentofHumanServicesRules-meansrulesadoptedbytheDepartmentofHumanServicesundertheauthorityof,orreferencedin,26M.R.S.A.c.7,sub-c.III-A.

D.Director-meanstheDirectoroftheBureauofLaborStandards,MaineDepartmentofLaborordesignee.

E.EmployeeAssistanceProgram（EAP）--meansanemployeeassistanceprogramcertifiedbytheDepartmentofHumanServicesortheOfficeofSubstanceAbuse.

F.Policy-meansanemployer'

swrittensubstanceabusetestingpolicyasitwillbepresentedtotheemployeesorapplicantscovered.

G.RandomorArbitrary-meansamethodofselectingthosetobetestedwhereallpotentialtesteeshaveanequalchanceofselectionbychanceorwheretestingisbasedoncriteriaunrelatedtosubstanceabusesuchasananniversaryorhiring.

H.PointofCollectionTesting（POCT）meansaninitialscreeningtestperformedatthesitewherethesampleiscollectedusinganoninstrumentedtestingdeviceapprovedforthatpurposebythefederalFood&

DrugAdministration.

SECTION2.EMPLOYEECONSULTATIONANDEMPLOYEEANDAPPLICANTNOTIFICATIONREQUIREMENTS

A.Anemployershallconsultwiththeemployer'

semployeesinthedevelopmentofanysectionofasubstanceabusetestingpolicyand/oramendmentwhichreferstoemployeetesting.Consultmeansatwowaycommunicationbetweentheemployerandtheemployeesregardingtheproposedsubstanceabusetestingpolicy.Acommitteeformedtodeveloparandomorarbitrarytestingprogramunderpart3（CC）doesnotmeetthisrequirementexceptasitregardstherandomorarbitraryprogram.

B.Anemployershallgive,atthetimeofitssubmission,individualwrittennoticetoemployeesthatithassubmittedasubstanceabusetestingpolicyand/oramendmenttotheDepartmentforreview.ThenoticemustinformemployeesthattheymaysubmitwrittencommentstotheDepartment,aswellaswhereandhowanemployeemayreviewtheproposedpolicyifnotprovidedwiththenotice.ThenoticemustinformemployeesofthemannerandtimeframeinwhichtheymaycommenttotheDepartmentandmustdisplayprominentlytheaddressoftheDepartment.Thisrequirementcoversallpolicieseventhosewhichdonotinanywaypertaintoemployees.

C.AnemployerwhosepolicyincludesemployeetestingshallprovideeachemployeewithacopyofthewrittenpolicyapprovedbytheDepartmentatleast30daysbeforethepolicytakeseffect.

D.AnemployerwhoseamendmentincludesemployeetestingshallprovideeachemployeewithacopyofthewrittenamendmentapprovedbytheDepartmentatleast60daysbeforetheamendmenttakeseffect.

E.Anemployershallprovideacopyoftheapprovedwrittenpolicytoapplicantsbeforeadministeringasubstanceabusetest.Ataminimum,eachapplicantmustbenotifiedinwritingatthetimeofapplicationthattheymaybesubjecttoasubstanceabusetestifselectedforemploymentorplacedonaroster,aswellaswheretheymayreviewthestatuteandtheemployer'

swrittenpolicy.

F.Nothinginthissectionismeanttoinhibitadditionalmethodsofapplicantand/oremployeeinvolvement.

SECTION3.REQUIREMENTSFOREMPLOYERS'

WRITTENSUBSTANCEABUSEPOLICY

A.PolicyFormat

1.Individualemployerpoliciesmustbeasingledocument）writteninamannerthatisunderstandabletoalargemajorityoftheemployeesandapplicants.Provisionsshouldbemadewithinthepolicyforadditionalinformationorassistancetobemadeavailabletoanemployeeorapplicant,ifrequested.

2.Tofacilitatepromptreviewofandactiononindividuallysubmittedemployerpolicies,aspecificformatisrequested.FailuretocomplywiththerequestedformatmayresultinthesubmissionbeingreturnedwithoutDepartmentapproval.

3.Theauthorizingstatuteisveryspecificinmanyareas;

therefore,itisrequiredthattheemployeruseboththestatuteandDepartmentofLaborandHumanService'

srulesindevelopingapolicy.

4.Thefollowingoutlineshouldbeusedindevelopingapolicyasaminimumstandard.Employersareencouragedtowritethepolicyasanarrative.Thesectionsconcerningprobablecausetestingofemployees,randomorarbitrarytestingofemployees,andtestingofapplicantsareoptional,butmustbeincludediftheyaretobeapartoftheemployer'

ssubstanceabusetestingpolicy.

a.CoveredEstablishment

i.Companyname

AA.Location

BB.Mailingaddress

CC.Phonenumber

ii.Contactregardingsubstanceabusetestingpolicy

BB.Phonenumber

b.ScopeofTesting

i.Substancestobetestedfor:

AA.SpecifysubstancesandspecifyforeachasallowedbystatuteandDepartmentofHumanServicesrules,

1）testproceduretobeusedandcut-offlimitforpositivescreeningtest,

2）testproceduretobeusedandcut-offlimitforpositiveconfirmationtest.

ii.ProbableCauseTestingofEmployees:

AA.Classificationsorpositiontitlesofemployeesthatwillbetestedbasedonprobablecause.Anemployermayelecttocoverallemployeesunderprobablecausetesting.

BB.Classificationsorpositiontitlesthatmaymakeadeterminationofprobablecause.

CC.Methodbywhichdeterminationwillbecommunicatedtotheemployee.

iii.RandomorArbitraryTestingofEmployees:

AA.Iftheemployerandtheemployeeshavenegotiatedanagreementcoveringrandomorarbitrarytestingofemployees,thepolicyshallsostatethatitisaproductofabargainedagreementandIdentifythoseclassificationsorpositiontitlesthataresubjecttorandomorarbitrarytesting,aswellastheprocedureforselectingthoseindividualstobetested.

Thecollectivebargainingagreementorappropriatesections;

mustbeattachedtothesubmissionasanexhibit.

BB.Iftheemployerdoesnothaveacollectivebargainingagreementwhichcoversrandomorarbitrarytesting,thepolicymustshow:

1）Thoseclassificationsorpositiontitleswhicharesubjecttorandomorarbitrarytesting.

a）Thepolicymustincludeforeachclassificationorpositiontitleaconcisestatementastowhytheworkisofanaturewhichwouldcreateanunreasonablethreattothehealthorsafetyofthepublicorco-workersiftheemployeewereundertheinfluenceofasubstanceofabuse.

（NOTE:

Itisthestatedstatutoryintentthatthissectionbe"

narrowlyconstrued."

）

b）Amorecompletedescriptionofeachpositionandafulljustificationforrandomorarbitrarytestingmustbesubmittedasanattachmentprovidedwiththepolicy.

2）Theprocedureforselectingthoseindividualstobetested.

CC.Anemployerhaving50ormoreemployeeswhoarenotcoveredbyacollectivebargainingagreementmayestablisharandom.orarbitrarytestingprogramwhichappliestoallemployees.Thewrittenpolicywithrespecttothepartsofthepolicyaddressingtherandomorarbitrarytestingprogrammustmeetthestandardsbelow.

1）Theemployershallappointacommitteeofemployeestodeveloptherandomorarbitrarytestingprogram.Thecommitteemustconsistof:

a）atleast10oftheemployer'

semployeesfromacrosssectionofemployeeseligibletobetested;

and

b）amedicalprofessionaltrainedinsubstanceabusetestingprocedures.Ifnosuchpersonisemployedbytheemployer,theemployershallobtaintheservicesofapersonmeetingthesequalificationstoserveonthecommittee.

2）Selectionofemployeestobetestedundertherandomorarbitrarytestingprogrammustbedoneasfollows:

a）Selectionofemployeestobetestedmustbeperformedbyapersonorentitynotsubjecttoinfluencebytheemployer,suchasaMedicalReviewOfficer.

b）Selectionmustbefromalistofallsubjectemployeesprovidedbytheemployer.Thelistmaynotcontaininformationthatwouldidentifytheemployeestothepersonorentitymakingtheselection.

c）Employeescoveredunderacollectivebargainingagreementmaynotbeincludedinthetestingallowedpursuanttothisparagraphunlesstheyagreetobeincludedunderacollectivebargainingagreement.

3）ThepolicydevelopedbythecommitteemustbeapprovedbytheDepartmentofLabor.Theemployermaynotchangethepolicyregardingtherandomorarbitrarytestingprogramwithoutapprovalofthecommittee.Theemployermaychoosenottosubmittherandomorarbitrarytestingprogramforapprovalandnottoestablishrandomorarbitrarytestingprogram.

4）Theemployermaynotdiscriminateagainstemployeeswhoparticipateorrefusetoparticipateonthecommittee.

iv.TestingofApplicants:

AA.Classificationsorpositiontitlestobetested.Anemployermayelecttocoverallapplicantsunderapplicanttesting.

c.ConsequencesofTesting:

i.Actiontobetakenforrefusaltosubmittoatest.

AA.Employee

BB.Applicant

ii.Actiontobetakenbetweenatestandreceiptoftestresults.

iii.Actiontobetakenbasedonconfirmedpositiveresultfromatestofanemployee.

AA.Opportunityforrehabilitation

BB.Actiontobetakenuponrefusaltouserehabilitationresources.

CC.Proceduresforreturningtheemployeetothepreviouslyheldjoborpositionafterrehabilitation.

iv.Actiontobetakenbasedonasubsequentconfirmedpositivetestresult.