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22.1 Employees will be required to submit to drug and/or alcohol testing when the Emergency Services <br />Director, or his or her designee, has "reasonable suspicion" as defined in this Policy, to believe that an <br />employee is using or has used drugs or alcohol in violation of this Policy. The supervisor will <br />document the circumstances which formed his or her determination. A copy of this documentation will <br />be given to the employee prior to testing. <br />23.0 Confidentiality and Records Maintenance <br />23.1 Confidentiality of records concerning drug testing pursuant to the Drug Free Workplace Policy will be <br />maintained by the District in accordance with Florida law. All information, records, and drug test <br />results in the possession of the District, laboratories, employee assistance programs (EAP), and drug <br />and alcohol rehabilitation programs will be kept confidential. No such program's information or <br />records will be released unless written consent, signed by an employee or job applicant, is provided or <br />unless disclosure of such information or records is compelled by court order. The District may also <br />disclose such information when relevant in any civil, disciplinary, or administrative hearing if required <br />or compelled. The District will maintain records concerning drug testing separate and apart from a job <br />applicant or employee's personnel file. <br />24.0 Challenge of Test Results of Drug Test Under Florida Law <br />24.1 An employee or job applicant who receives a positive confirmed test result may challenge the result by <br />requesting retesting at the employee's expense. <br />25.0 Medical Review Officer's Responsibilities for Testing Under Florida Law <br />25.1 The Medical Review Officer (MRO) shall fully comply with all of the requirements set forth in Rule <br />59A-24.008 Florida Administrative Code, as it may from time to time be amended. The MRO shall be <br />a licensed physician who has knowledge of substance abuse disorders, laboratory testing procedures, <br />chain of custody collection procedures, and medical use of prescription drugs and pharmacology and <br />toxicology of illicit drugs. <br />79 <br />