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§ 599.965. Medical Review Officer.

2 CA ADC § 599.965Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 2. Administration
Division 1. Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3. Department of Human Resources (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 1. General Civil Service Rules
Article 29. Substance Abuse
2 CCR § 599.965
§ 599.965. Medical Review Officer.
Currentness
Subject to the Department approval, each appointing power shall designate one or more Medical Review Officers who shall be licensed physicians who meet federal requirements as described in 59 Fed. Reg. 29908, Mandatory Guidelines For Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, Subpart A, Section 1.2 Definitions, (dated June 9, 1994) to have the appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual's confirmed positive test result, to receive test results from the laboratory. Upon receiving results, the Medical Review Officer shall:
(a) Review the results and determine if the standards and procedures required by this article have been followed.
(b) For positive results interview the affected employee to determine if factors other than illegal drug use may have caused the result.
(c) Consider any assertions by the affected employee of irregularities in the sample collection and testing process.
(d) Based upon subsections (a), (b), and (c) above, provide a written explanation of the test results to the appointing power or his/her designee. The employee shall also receive a copy of this explanation.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18502, 19815.4(d) and 19820, Government Code. Reference: Section 19261, Government Code.
History
1. New section filed 9-7-88; operative 10-7-88 (Register 88, No. 38).
2. Amendment of first paragraph filed 1-25-2001; operative 1-25-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(c) (Register 2001, No. 4).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 599.965, 2 CA ADC § 599.965
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