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(1) A screening test of an applicant's or employee's | urine or saliva may be performed at the point of | collection through the use of a noninstrumented point of | collection test device approved by the federal Food and | Drug Administration. Section 683, subsection 5-A governs | the use of such tests. |
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| | Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §683, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1989, c. 832, §6, | is further amended to read: |
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| B. When substance abuse testing may occur. The written | policy must describe: |
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| (1) Which positions, if any, will be subject to | testing, including any positions subject to random or | arbitrary testing under section 684, subsection 3. For | applicant testing and probable cause and post-accident | testing of employees, an employer may designate that | all positions are subject to testing; and |
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| (2) The procedure to be followed in selecting employees to | be tested on a random or arbitrary basis under section | 684, subsection 3; |
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| | Sec. 6. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 2-A.__Post-accident testing.__An employer may require, request | or suggest that a surviving employee submit to a post-accident | substance abuse test if the employee while on duty or in the | workplace was involved in an occurrence in which there was loss | of human life, serious bodily injury or property damage | apparently involving cost or loss greater than $10,000, unless | the circumstances clearly show that the employee did not | contribute to the cause of the occurrence.__A post-accident test | sample may not be collected more than 8 hours after the | occurrence. |
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| | Sec. 7. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 832, §11, is | amended to read: |
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| | 5. Testing upon return to work. If an employee who has | received a confirmed positive result returns to work with the | same employer, whether or not the employee has participated in a | rehabilitation program under section 685, subsection 2, the | employer may require, request or suggest that the employee submit | to a subsequent substance abuse test anytime between 90 days | and one year after the date of the employee's prior test follow- | up testing during the 18 months after the date of the employee's | return to work, in accordance with a written follow-up |
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