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client requirements and administered in accordance with applicable law.
<br />TESTING LIMITS
<br />The table below sets forth the Confirmatory Test cutoff limits for Alcohol and each Controlled
<br />Substance.
<br />DRUG OR INTOXICANT
<br />CONFIRMATORY TEST
<br />CUTOFF LIMITS
<br />Amphetamines (Bennies, speed, uppers, dexies, hearts, whites, crank)
<br />250 ng/mL
<br />Cannabinoids (Marijuana, pot, weed, grass, hash, joint, reefer)
<br />15 ng/mL
<br />Cocaine (Coke, crack, snow, crystal, nose candy, mother of pearl)
<br />100 ng/mL
<br />Opioids (M., Miss Emma, smack, gum dust, schoolboy, juice, peres)
<br />300 ng/mL
<br />Phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust, killer weed)
<br />25 ng/mL
<br />Alcohol (Hooch, booze)
<br />.02 g/dL
<br />Barbiturates (Barbs, triads, uppers, dexies, hearts, whites, crank)
<br />200 ng/mL
<br />Benzodiazepines (Alprazolam, Xanax TS, Apo-Alpraz, Niravam)
<br />200 ng/mL
<br />Methadone (Coke, crack, snow, crystal, nose candy, mother of pearl)
<br />200 ng/mL
<br />Propoxyphene (M., Miss Emma, smack, gum dust, schoolboy, juice,
<br />peres)
<br />200 ng/mL
<br />MDA-Analogues; MDA, MDMA, MDEA (Ecstasy)
<br />250 ng/mL
<br />Oxycodones (Cotton, Oxys, OCs)
<br />100 ng/mL
<br />Verification:
<br />All Fitness for Duty Tests which show a presence of an Intoxicant in the initial screening will be
<br />confirmed by retesting of the original specimen using a technique known as gas
<br />chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or other verification technology. If the retest
<br />reveals levels of Intoxicants beyond the Confirmatory Test Cutoff Limit (a positive result), the
<br />Applicant/Employee will be contacted by the MRO. An applicant/employee may refute a non -
<br />negative test result with an additional test using a portion of the original specimen. The additional
<br />test must have been requested in writing within 24 hours (or the next business day) of the
<br />applicant/employee being notified by PCC of the positive result from the initial Fitness for Duty
<br />Test. The additional test must be at a certified laboratory or licensed medical facility approved by
<br />PCC, and the Applicant/Employee must pay all costs associated with the additional test.
<br />If the result of the retest is negative and if PCC is satisfied that the initial test was in error, PCC
<br />may accept the negative result, and reimburse the cost of the additional test for the
<br />Applicant/employee and the employee may return to work or the Applicant hired. Other tests such
<br />as breathalyzer, saliva, hair, and blood tests may be subject to verification based on technology
<br />and legal requirements. Refusal to submit a sample includes:
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