8.166 Drug Free Workplace Flashcards
It is the policy of this department that employees are required to be alert and free from _____________ caused by drugs, medication, alcohol, or any other substance or compound when reporting for or remaining on duty. Employees may not ingest, possess, manufacture, distribute, or dispense any prohibited drug while employed by LVMPD. Employees are responsible for managing their various medications to ensure that their ability to make decisions and perform appropriately is not compromised. It is the employee’s duty to consult with their physician to determine if medication will impair their ability to effectively perform job duties.
Impairment
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The intoxicating agent of any beverage, mixture, or preparation, including medication containing alcohol.
Alcohol
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A test of urine, hair, blood, breath (preliminary breath test [PBT] and/or breathalyzer), or a combination thereof, selected by the department, unless otherwise noted, and conducted under approved conditions, to detect alcohol, controlled substance, prescription drugs, or prohibited drugs.
Drug test
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The condition resulting from using a substance to the degree that may render an employee incapable of effectively performing job duties.
Impairment
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A licensed physician, holding either a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree, certified by an approved MRO certification board. The MRO reviews collection information and laboratory reports, interviews employees/donors, and interprets test results on reasonable suspicion tests, positive random tests, and other tests deemed appropriate by the department.
Medical review officer
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For the purpose of this policy only, “on duty” means regular, call-back, or overtime duty, including reporting for duty, taking police action, and/or volunteering at a department-sponsored charity.
On duty
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Medicine that can be purchased legally without a prescription.
Over the counter medication
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Medication prescribed to the employee by a physician for a medical condition.
Prescription medication
Drug free workplace
The department defines prohibited drugs as illegally obtained prescription drugs, illegal or illicit drugs, or controlled substances that are regulated by state and federal laws that aim to control the danger of addiction, abuse, physical and mental harm, the trafficking by illegal means, and the dangers from actions of those who have used the substances. These substances are defined, in part, by Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 453 Controlled Substances. The department considers marijuana and THC prohibited drugs.
Prohibited drugs
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The facts and circumstances would lead a reasonable person to believe that an employee is impaired or has used prohibited drugs that may be detectable.
Reasonable suspicion
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Personnel responsible for the collection, preservation, and impounding of drug test samples.
Sample collector
Prohibited drug use (e.g., ingested, inhaled, or topically applied) by any employee is strictly forbidden. An employee _________ report for duty or remain on duty while impaired due to alcohol, prescription drugs, or over-the-counter medicine usage.
Will not
Any consumption of alcohol either ___________ that brings, or tends to bring, discredit or disrepute to the department, will subject the employee to disciplinary action.
On or off duty
The odor of an alcoholic beverage on an on-duty employee and/or articulable impairment will be cause to initiate an investigation and conduct a field sobriety test (FST) and PBT. If either test demonstrates impairment, an evidentiary test (blood draw or breathalyzer) will be administered. (An investigation may also be initiated in circumstances where the employee was recently on duty and articulable facts indicate they may have been impaired while on duty.) A concentration of alcohol that indicates a ____ percent or above, at the time of a BAC test, is per se impairment and may be grounds for discipline.
.02
Alcoholic beverages will not be brought into, consumed, or stored in department facilities, properties, or vehicles by any department employee except in the performance of duty. On-duty (except in covert operations) or uniformed off-duty employees will not enter any business to _________ alcoholic beverages.
Purchase
Department employees who are determined to be impaired while driving a department vehicle, whether on or off duty, will be _____________________ for all damages that result from a collision. Financial responsibility will include, and is not limited to, property damage, third party property damage, and/or bodily injury associated with the event. LVMPD will exercise its rights under Nevada law to seek subrogation, contribution, and/or indemnity from the employee in appropriate circumstances.
Financially responsible
Department employees are subject to the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act. Marijuana remains a controlled substance and the use, sale, manufacture, distribution, and possession of which are federal crimes, regardless of state law to the contrary. Employees may associate with individuals who are using marijuana legally under state law, either recreationally or medically; however, employees do so at their own risk. Employees should be aware that the use of hemp oil, cannabidiol (CBD) oil, or medical marijuana through a registry identification card from the employee’s attending physician, or a prescription for any medication where Delta-8 or Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or the optical isomer of such substances are a component, will not be an acceptable defense for a positive THC drug test. Testing positive for THC is a ____________ offense.
Terminable
Employees who _______________ use or who are made to use a prohibited drug will immediately report the incident to their supervisor so that appropriate medical steps may be taken to ensure the employee’s health and safety and the proper administrative review can occur.
Unintentionally