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15 <br /> Amphetamines 500 ng/ml <br /> (1) If immunoassay is specific for free morphine, the initial test level is 25 ng/ml. <br /> If initial test results are negative, testing shall be discontinued, all samples destroyed <br /> and records of the testing expunged from the employee's files. Only specimens <br /> identified as positive on the initial test shall be confirmed using gas <br /> chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) techniques at the following listed cutoff <br /> values. <br /> CONFIRMATORY TESTING: <br /> Marijuana metabolites' 15 ng/ml <br /> Cocaine metabolites2 150 ng/ml <br /> Opiate metabolites <br /> Morphine 300 ng/ml <br /> Codeine 300 ng/ml <br /> Phencyclidine 25 ng/ml <br /> Amphetamines <br /> Amphetamine 250 nq/mI <br /> Methamphetamine 500 ng/ml <br /> (1) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid <br /> (2) Benzoylecgonine <br /> If confirmatory testing results are negative, all samples shall be destroyed and records <br /> of the testing expunged from the employee's files. <br /> An employee who is allowed to re-enter the workforce after receiving a confirmed positive test <br /> must successfully complete the treatment and rehabilitation program prescribed by an SAP and <br /> must agree to an Everett Fire Department Last Chance Agreement. <br /> Drug test results gathered under this article will not be used in a criminal investigation or <br /> prosecution. <br /> Section 8 Alcohol Testing <br /> Tests for alcohol concentration will be conducted using a National Highway Traffic Safety <br /> Administration (NHTSA)-approved evidential breath testing device (EBT) operated by a trained <br /> breath alcohol technician (BAT). The test will be considered positive if the amounts meet the <br /> thresholds as established in 49 CFR Part 40, as amended. <br /> No employee should report for duty, or remain on duty, when his/her ability to perform assigned <br /> functions is adversely affected by alcohol or when his/her percentage of blood alcohol <br /> concentration (BAC) is 0.04 or greater. <br /> Any employee who tests positive for alcohol with a confirmed BAC level of 0.04 or higher will be <br /> placed on paid administrative leave pending investigation and referred to a Substance Abuse <br /> Professional (SAP) through the City's EAP. A positive alcohol test may result in discipline <br /> depending upon the circumstances related to the positive test. <br /> 1pP <br /> 57 <br />