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DRUGTESTING <br />BCRC will provide an identification card to each Participant <br />which will reflect the results of the Drug & Alcohol Screen Test <br />from the laboratory and/or as verified by the Medical Review <br />Officer (MRO). To implement an appropriate and acceptable <br />program, BCRC has adopted six (6) safeguards that reflect the <br />standards established by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry <br />Association (DATIA), U.S. Department of Health and Human <br />Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services <br />Administration (SAMHSA) for testing mandated by the U.S. <br />Department of Transportation.Those safeguards are as follows: <br />1. the integrity of collected urine specimens will be <br />ensured by utilization of one collection procedure at all <br />sites. Samples will be collected in accordance with <br />federal standards that provide for a continuous Custody <br />and Control Form and which recognize privacy concerns <br />regarding the individuals being tested. <br />2. Testing will be conducted only by accredited labs that <br />have obtained and retain HHS/SAMHSA certification. <br />3. All specimens that are positive in an initial screen must <br />then be confirmed by gas chromatography/mass <br />spectrometry (GC/MS). <br />4. A Medical Review Officer (MRO) will review all <br />non -negative (positive) drug tests in order to verify <br />positive test results.'Ihe MRO is a physician with <br />specialty training and expertise in substance abuse and <br />drug testing. The MRO will review lab -confirmed <br />positive test results to ensure proper procedure, protocol <br />and reporting.'Ihe MRO will make two (2) documented <br />attempts, within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving <br />the confirmed positive test result, to interview the <br />individual who has a confirmed positive test result by <br />20 <br />