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assurance that their calls will be treated respectfully and confidentially. The <br />direct services provided by the EAP are sponsored by MCAT and the Union. <br />The following are circumstances under which testing will be conducted. <br />Participants may be eligible for a reimbursement check for initial, random, and <br />annual reasons for testing. Reimbursement checks will be void after 60 days fi•om <br />the date of the check. <br />Initeal Testing <br />All persons who are otherwise eligible to obtain an Identification Card will be <br />instructed to report and provide a urine sample at an approved collection site at a <br />specified time, under procedures that will be provided to the individual. <br />2,. Randorn Testine <br />In order to maintain a valid Identification Card, all individuals are subject to <br />random testing. The participants will be chosen for a random drug test by one of <br />the following methods: <br />a. Participants will be selected anonymously from a computerized selection <br />program. If an individual is selected for testing, he/she will be notified to <br />report to an approved collection site as soon as possible, within 7 days of <br />the date of the random letter. Random selection by this method will test <br />1/12th of the then -current covered workforce of each participating local <br />union, each month, without prior notice. Only a drug test will be <br />administered for this type of random testing. <br />If a participant fails to report for the random test within the designated <br />time frame but has an acceptable excuse that is approved by the Substance <br />Abuse Policy Coordinator, their card status will be invalid until they report <br />for the test. If a participant fails to report for the random testing within the <br />designated time frame and does not have an acceptable excuse, a refusal to <br />test violation will be recorded for the participant and they will be referred <br />to the EAP. It is in the participant's best interest to contact EAP <br />immediately after learning of the violation. If there is any delay, there is a <br />greater chance that the participant may be delayed in being able to return <br />to work in a timely manner. <br />b. An owner/job site may require participants to be subject to random testing. <br />If feasible and if the testing meets the progtam's requirements, the test <br />results shall be submitted for entry into this program. <br />3. Annual Testing <br />In order to maintain a valid Identification Card, each individual will be tested at <br />least every twelve (12) months. <br />4. Reasonable Cause Testing <br />When there is.reasonable cause to believe that a participant is under the influence <br />of drugs, testing shall be required. When there is reasonable cause to believe that <br />a participant has used alcohol, testing shall be required. The EAP will make <br />-7 <br />