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• Page 16 <br /> specimen bottles; complete a chain of custody document and prepare the <br /> bottles for shipment to the testing laboratory for analysis. <br /> 40.25 (c) If the driver is unable to provide the appropriate quantity of urine, <br /> (000)(M the collection site person shall instruct the driver to drink not more than 24 <br /> ounces of fluids and, after a period of no more than two (2) hours, again <br /> attempt to provide a complete sample. If the driver is still unable to provide <br /> a complete sample, the testing shall be discontinued and the City will be <br /> notified. The Medical Review Officer (MRO) shall refer the driver for a <br /> medical evaluation to determine if the driver's inability to provide a <br /> specimen is genuine or constitutes a refusal to test. For pre-employment <br /> testing, the City may elect to revoke the employment offer. <br /> 40.25 (d) Both bottles shall be shipped in a single container, together with copies 1, 2, <br /> (0(10)(ii)(d) and the split specimen copy of the Chain of Custody Form, to the <br /> laboratory. <br /> 40.25 (e) If the test result of the primary specimen is positive, the driver may request <br /> (0(10)(ii)(d) that the MRO direct the split specimen be tested in a different DHHS- <br /> certified laboratory for presence of the drug(s) for which a positive result was <br /> • obtained in the test of the primary specimen. The MRO shall honor such a <br /> request if it is made within 72 hours of the driver having been notified of a <br /> verified positive test result. The testing of the slit specimen by the second <br /> laboratory will be done at the driver's expense. <br /> 40.25 (f) When the MRO informs the laboratory in writing that the driver has <br /> (fl(1o)(ii)(0 requested a test of the split specimen, the laboratory shall forward, to a <br /> different DHHS-approved laboratory, the split specimen bottle, with seal <br /> intact, a copy of the MRO request, and the split specimen copy of the Chain <br /> of Custody entries. <br /> 40.25 (g) The result of the test of the split specimen is transmitted by the second <br /> (000)(ii)(g) laboratory to the MRO. <br /> 40.25 (h) Action required by the regulations as the result of a positive drug test (e.g., <br /> (0(10)(ii)(h) removal from performing a safety sensitive function) is not stayed pending <br /> the result of the test of the split specimen. <br /> 40.25 (i) If the result of the test of the split specimen fails to reconfirm the presence <br /> (000)(ii)(i) of the drug(s) or drug metabolite(s) found in the primary specimen, the <br /> MRO shall cancel the test, and report the cancellation and the reasons for it <br /> to the DOT, the City and the driver. <br /> • 40.29 (j) If the result of the primary specimen is positive, the laboratory shall retain <br />