Policy:

Employees Subject to Testing

Under Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc.'s drug testing policy, prospective employees will be asked to submit to a drug-screening test. No prospective employee will be asked to submit to testing unless an offer of employment has been made. An offer of Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc., however, is conditioned on the prospective employee testing negative for drugs. Agency employees may also be asked to submit to a drug-screening test or breathalyzer test if there is reasonable suspicion that the employee is abusing drugs or alcohol.

Safeguards

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc.'s policy is intended to comply with all state laws governing drug testing and is designed to safeguard employee privacy rights to the fullest extent of the law.

Selection

All prospective employees with an offer of employment will be required to submit to a drug-screening test. Current employees of Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. who have demonstrated behavior that creates a reasonable suspicion will be required to submit to a drug-screening test and a breathalyzer test.

Reasonable Suspicion

Reasonable suspicion is suspicion that requires further investigation base on some factual foundation, for example, when the physical appearance and behavior of an employee suggests drug use or possession of drugs, or there are other indications that the agency’s substance policy was violated. These may include alcohol on the breath, unusually slurred speech, lapses in performance, inability to respond to questions and physical symptoms of alcohol or drug influences.

Tested Substances

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc.'s drug screening program is limited to testing for Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Benzodiapenes, Cocaine, Marijuana, Opiates, Phencyclidine, Propoxcence, and Methadone, and Methaqualone, which are the 10-panels of the drug screen. Other substances will be tested if there is reasonable suspicion that a substance is being used.

Drug and Alcohol Use at Work Prohibited

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. will not tolerate any use of non-prescribed drugs during work hours. If the employee comes to work under the influence of drugs or alcohol or use drugs or alcohol during work time, the employee will be sent home without pay, any additional occurrences will result in termination.

Besides being outlined here, Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc.'s drug policy is posted in the agency’s personnel procedures on the website where the employee may review it.

Procedures:

Written Notice

Before being asked to submit to a drug and/or alcohol-screening test, the employee will receive written notice of the request or requirements.

Licensed Laboratories

A laboratory licensed by the state will conduct any drug and alcohol-screening tests required or requested by Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. Fairfield Medical Center Laboratory will be conducting the agency’s drug-screening testing and confirming any positive test results using GSMS.

Notice of Results

If the employee is asked to submit to a drug-screening test, Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. will notify the employee of the results within one week after it receives them from the laboratory. To preserve the confidentiality Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. strives to maintain, the employee will be notified by written documentation whether the test was negative or confirmed positive and, if confirmed positive, what the next step is.

Positive Test Results

If the employee receives notice that the employee's test results were confirmed positive, the employee will be given the opportunity to explain the positive result following the employee's receipt of the test result. In addition, the employee may have the same sample retested at a laboratory of the employee's choice.

Adverse Employment Action

If there is reason to suspect that the employee is working while under the influence of an illegal drug or alcohol, the employee will be suspended without pay until the results of a drug and alcohol-screening test are made available to Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. by the testing laboratory. Where drug-screening testing is part of a routine physical or random screening, there will be no adverse employment action taken until the test results are in.

Confidentiality

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. will make every effort to keep the results of drug and alcohol-screening tests confidential. Only persons with a need to know the results will have access to them. The employee will be asked for the employee's consent before test results are released to anyone else. Be advised, however, that test results may be used in arbitration, administrative hearings and court cases arising as a result of the employee's drug testing. Also, results will be sent to federal agencies as required by federal law. If the employee is to be referred to a treatment facility for evaluation, the employee's test results will also be made available to the employee's counselor. The results of drug testing in the workplace will not be used against the employee in any criminal prosecution.

Costs

Mid-Ohio Psychological Services Inc. will pay the cost of any drug-screen testing that it requires or requests employees submit to, including retesting of confirmed positive results. Any additional tests that the employee requests will be paid for by the employee.

Substance Testing Consent Form

Revised 02/2004