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ALCOHOL TESTING <br />Alcohol tests (screening and confirmatory) will be performed on a device that appears on <br />the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Conforming Products <br />List (CPL) and that meets the DOT's testing requirements. <br />2. When a specific time for an employee's test has been scheduled, and the employee does <br />not appear at the collection site at the scheduled time, the Breath Alcohol Technician <br />(BAT) will contact the Designated Employer Representative (DER), who may determine <br />that the employee has refused to be tested. <br />3. For alcohol testing (screening and confirmatory), a breath sample will be collected and <br />analyzed by a Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) using an Evidential Breath Testing <br />device (EBT). For the screening test, a breath sample may be collected by the Screening <br />Test Technician (STT), using an Alcohol Screening Device (ASD). <br />4. If the result of the screening test indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or greater, a <br />Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) will perform a confirmatory test, no less than fifteen <br />(15) and no more than thirty (30) minutes after the completion of the screening test. <br />5. If the confirmatory test is positive (0.04 and above, BrAC), the Breath Alcohol <br />Technician (BAT) shall immediately notify the BCRC/Employers DER. <br />6. Results of additional tests arranged by an employee, or requested by a medical <br />practitioner, will not be considered. This includes testing of blood samples, hair samples, <br />DNA, or any other testing methods or protocols. <br />PAYMENT FOR TESTING <br />Costs related to drug and alcohol testing will be borne by the program except for re -testing of <br />disputed test results by an employee. The issue of payment for the employee's time will be <br />categorized as follows: <br />