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test shall be confumed using a blood alcohol level. Sample handling procedures, as detailed in <br />Secrion 4 shall apply. A positive blood alcohol level shall be .10 grams per 100 ml of blood. If <br />confirmatory testing results are negative, all samples shall be destroyed and records of the testing <br />expunged from the Employee's file. <br />33.7 MEDICAL REVIEW PHYSICIAN <br />The Medical Review Physician shall be chosen and agreed upon between the Associarion and the <br />Employer and must be a licensed physician with a knowledge of substance abuse disorders. The <br />Medical Review Physician shall be familiar with the characterisrics of drug tests (sensirivity, <br />specificity, and predictive value), the laboratories running the tests and the medical conditions and <br />work exposures of the Employees. <br />The role of the medical Review Physician will be to review and interpret the positive test results. <br />The Medical Review Physician must examine alternate medical explanarion for any positive test <br />results. This action shall include conducting a medical interview with the affected Employee, <br />review of the Employee's medical history and review of any other relevant biomedical factors. <br />The Medical Review Physician must review all medical records made available by the tested <br />Employee when a confirmed posirive test could have resulted from legally proscribed medication. <br />33.8 LABORATORY RESULTS <br />The laboratory will advise only the Employee and the Medical Review Physician of any posirive <br />results. The results of a positive drug or alcohol test can only be released to the Employer by the <br />Medical Review Physician once he has completed his review and analysis of the laboratory's test. <br />The Employer shall only be informed if the individual passed or failed the test. The Employer <br />will be required to keep the results confidential and it shall not be released to the general public. <br />33.9 TESTING PROGRAM COSTS <br />The Employer shall pay for all costs involving drug and alcohol testing as well as the expenses <br />involved of the Medical Review Physician. The Employer shall also reimburse each Employee for <br />their time and expense including travel incurred involved in the testing procedure only. <br />33.10 REHABILTTATION PROGRAM <br />Any Employee who tests positive for illegal drugs or alcohol shall be medically evaluated, <br />counseled and treated for rehabilitarion as recommended by an E.A.P. counselor. Employees who <br />45 <br />