Common use of Laboratory Records Clause in Contracts

Laboratory Records. Upon receipt of written request of the Union, accompanied by signed consent of the employee for release of record, a laboratory performing employee drug tests must furnish a completed record of the employee's identification assay(s) within three working days, unless the Union and lab make other arrangements. This record shall include evidence of a complete and unbroken chain of custody, all evaluable GC/MS data (including quality controls), and all reports furnished to the medical provider. The Union will provide a copy of all materials received pursuant to its request to the Employee Relations office. Results of all quality assurance tests required under the DHHS guidelines shall be requested by the Employer from the participating laboratory in a timely manner, and disclosed to the Union upon receipt. A laboratory cited for any "false positive" on a quality assurance test shall not be allowed to perform services under this contract until the cause of the "false positive" identification is identified and corrected. Following forensic identification of a suspected unknown, all drug testing data relevant to that identification shall be evaluated by a Medical Review Officer (MRO) prior to becoming part of any fitness determination. In appropriate cases, the Employer may select a local forensic toxicologist or other expert to review the results of a drug test. The MRO shall follow evaluation procedures specified in appropriate federal guidelines.