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inability to provide a specimen is genuine or constitutes a refusal to test. Alcohol test <br />results are reported directly to the designated City contact person. <br /> <br />Confidentiality <br /> <br />All alcohol/controlled substances test results and required records are considered <br />confidential information. Any information concerning an individual's test results and <br />records shall not be released without the written permission of the individual except as <br />provided for by regulation or law. <br /> <br />Consequences for Drivers Enqa.qin.q in Prohibited Conduct <br /> <br />a) <br /> <br />b) <br /> <br />c) <br /> <br />d) <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br /> Removal from Safety-Sensitive Function. Except as provided in federal law, no <br /> driver shall perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor <br /> vehicle, if the driver has engaged in conduct prohibited by federal law or this policy <br /> or an alcohol or controlled substance rule of another Department of Transportation <br /> agency. <br /> Prohibition of Safety-Sensitive Functions. The City shall not permit any driver to <br /> perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial vehicle, if the <br /> City has determined that the driver has violated federal law. <br />Refusal to Submit. If the ddver refuses to undergo required testing under federal <br />regulations, no test shall be given, and the department director shall recommend <br />to the City Manager that the driver be discharged from employment on grounds of <br />insubordination. In the case of a job applicant applying to drive for the City, if the <br />applicant refuses, no such test shall be given, and the job applicant shall be <br />deemed to have withdrawn the application for employment. <br /> Pre-.Emptovrnent 'rests. <br />1) Job.applicants (incJudin_a those for promotion): The appointing authority will <br /> not withdraw an offer of employment or promotion to a ddver position made <br /> contingent on the job applicant passing drug and alcohol testing based on <br /> a positive test result from an initial screening test that has not been verified <br /> by a confirmatory test. Where there has been a positive test result in a <br /> confirmatory test and in any confirmatory retest (controlled substances <br /> only), the appointing authority will withdraw the contingent offer of <br /> employment or promotion to a driver position if the City determines in <br /> accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act' that alcohol or drug <br /> usage or abuse prevents the job applicant from performing the safety- <br /> sensitive functions of the job in question. <br />Other Tests. The appointing authority will not discharge, discipline, discriminate <br />'against, or request or require rehabilitation of a driver solely on the basis of a <br />positive test result from a screening test that has not been verified by a <br />confirmatory test. Where there has been a positive test result in a confirmatory <br />test and in any confirmatory retest (controlled substances only), the City may do <br />the following: <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> [ <br /> [ <br /> I <br /> I <br /> [ <br /> I <br /> II; <br /> <br /> I <br /> [ <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />[ <br />! <br />I, <br /> <br /> <br />