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€ityC vehicle: Means any vehicle which employees are authorized to use solely for cityCity business when used at any time; or any vehicle owned or leased by the eityCity when used for cityCity business. Collection site: Means a place designated by the eityCity where job applicants and employees present themselves for the purpose of providing a specimen of their breath, urine, oral liquid and/or blood to be analyzed for the presence of drugs and alcohol. Confirmatory test: Means a drug, alcohol or cannabis test on a sample to substantiate the results of a prior drug, alcohol test or cannabis on the same sample, and that uses a method of analysis allowed under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 1. Drug: Includes any "controlled substance" as defined in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 4, and also includes all cannabinoids, including those that are lawfully available for public consumption that do not otherwise qualify as being a "controlled substance" as defined in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 4. Cannabis and its metabolites are considered a "drug" for positions in the following categories, regardless of the kind of testing involved: safety sensitive positions; peace officer positions; firefighter positions; positions requiring face-to-face care, training, education, supervision, counseling or medical assistance to children, vulnerable adults or patients receiving treatment, examination or emergency care for a medical, psychiatric or mental condition; positions requiring a commercial driver's license or requiring the employee to operate a motor vehicle for which state or federal law requires drug or alcohol testing; positions funded by a federal grant; or other positions for which state or federal law requires testing of a job applicant or employee. Drug and/or alcohol testing, and drug and/or alcohol test: Mean analysis of a body component sample according to the standards established under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd.1, for the purpose of measuring their presence or absence of drugs, alcohol, or their metabolites in the sample tested. "Drug and alcohol testing," "drug or alcohol testing," and "drug or alcohol test" do not include cannabis or cannabis testing, unless stated otherwise. Drug paraphernalia: Has the meaning set forth in Minn. Stat. § 152.01, subd. 18. Employee: Means a person who performs services for compensation for the cityCity and includes independent contractors except where specifically noted in this policy. Initial screening test: Means a drug, alcohol, or cannabis test that uses a method of analysis under one of the programs listed in Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 1. Job applicant: Means a person who applies to become an employee of the ei4yCity and includes a person who has received a job offer made contingent on the person passing drug testing. 1061Page