• 2. Driver alcohol and drug testing records are confidential to the extent required by law. Test results and other confidential information may only be released to the employer, the substance abuse professional, the MRO, and any fact finder in a proceeding resulting from, or in connection with, the testing program.

F. Pre-employment references

• 1. The Town must obtain and review the following information from each employer that the prospective driver worked for, in a safety-sensitive position, during the previous two (2) years: information about a test in which the employee's blood alcohol was 0.02 or greater; information about a positive drug test; and information about any refusal to participate in the alcohol and drug testing program.
• 2. The prospective employee must provide the former employer with a written release allowing the release of this information or he/she will not be considered for employment.
• 3. If the previous employer indicates that a positive result was received, or that the employee refused to participate when selected for an alcohol or drug test, the applicant may not be appointed unless he/she has already consulted with a substance abuse professional, already received recommended treatment, and subsequently tested negative in a return to duty test for the former employer.
• 4. The Town must provide the same information to subsequent employers of current Town employees when provided with a written release.

G. Questions

Questions about this policy should be referred to the Town Administrator.

H. Administration of policy

The Town Administrator shall administer this policy. The Town Administrator may delegate the responsibility for such administration to the Director of Public Works.