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LR 1295
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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.

 
Sec. 5. 26 MRSA §683, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1989, c. 832, §6,
is further amended to read:

 
B. When substance abuse testing may occur. The written
policy must describe:

 
(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

 
(2) The procedure to be followed in selecting employees to
be tested on a random or arbitrary basis under section
684, subsection 3;

 
Sec. 6. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:

 
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.

 
Sec. 7. 26 MRSA §684, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 832, §11, is
amended to read:

 
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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