§ 653.25 - Policy statement contents.

The policy statement shall be adopted by the local governing board of the employer or operator, be made available to each covered employee, and shall include, at a minimum, detailed discussion of:-

(a) The identity of the person designated by the employer to answer employee questions about the anti-drug program.

(b) The categories of employees who are subject to the provisions of this part.

(c) Specific information concerning the behavior that is prohibited by this part.

(d) The specific circumstances under which a covered employee will be tested for prohibited drugs under the provisions of this part.

(e) The procedures that will be used to test for the presence of drugs, protect the employee and the integrity of the drug testing process, safeguard the validity of the test results, and ensure the test results are attributed to the correct covered employee.

(f) The requirement that a covered employee submit to drug testing administered in accordance with this part.

(g) A description of the kind of behavior that constitutes a refusal to take a drug test and a statement that such a refusal constitutes a verified positive drug test result.

(h) The consequences for a covered employee who has a verified positive drug test result or refuses to submit to a drug test under this part, including the mandatory requirements that the covered employee be removed immediately from his or her safety-sensitive function and be evaluated by a substance abuse professional.

(i) If the employer implements elements of an anti-drug program that are in addition to this part (See § 653.31), the employer shall give each covered employee specific information concerning which provisions are mandated by this part and which are not.