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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 638. Drug and Alcohol Testing |
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Subchapter 7. Alcohol Testing Facilities |
SECTION 310:638-7-9. Internal review and certification of results
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- (a) The testing facility shall report positive test results to the employer's Review Officer within an average of five (5) working days after receipt of the specimen by the testing facility. Before any test result is reported, including the results of initial tests, confirmatory tests, or quality control data, it shall be reviewed and the test certified as an accurate report by the responsible individual. The report shall quantify the concentration of alcohol (ethanol), whether positive or negative, the cutoff, the specimen number assigned by the employer, and the testing facility specimen identification number.(b) The testing facility shall report as negative all specimens which are negative on the initial test or negative on the confirmatory test. Only specimens confirmed positive shall be reported as positive.(c) The Review Officer shall not disclose quantitation of test results to the employer but shall report only whether the test was positive or negative.(d) The testing facility may transmit results to the Review Officer by electronic means, i.e., teleprinters, facsimile, or computer, in a manner designed to ensure confidentiality of the information. Results shall not be provided verbally by telephone. The testing facility shall ensure the security of the data transmission and limit access to any data transmission, storage, and retrieval system.(e) The testing facility shall send to the Review Officer positive alcohol test results, which shall be signed by the individual responsible for the day-to-day management of the testing facility or the individual responsible for attesting to the validity of the test reports.(f) All results reported to the employer shall be by the same source.