day-to-day responsibilities for supervising subordinates, or who are responsible for commanding a work element. C. Drug Test. The compulsory or voluntary production and submission of urine by an officer in accordance with departmental procedures, for chemical analysis to detect prohibited drug usage. D. Reasonable Suspicion. That quantity of proof or evidence that is more than a hunch, but less than probable cause. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific, objective facts and any rationally derived inferences from those facts about the conduct of an individual that would lead the reasonable person to suspect that the individual is or has been using drugs while on or off duty. E. Probationary officer. For the purpose of this policy only, a probationary officer shall be considered to be any person who is conditionally employed with the department as a recently hired law enforcement officer. F. MRO - Medical Review officer. The medical review officer is a physician knowledgeable in the medical use of prescription drugs and the pharmacology and toxicology of illicit drugs. The MRO will be a licensed physician with knowledge of substance abuse disorders. The MRO shall have the appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual’s test results with his or her medical history and any other relevant biomedical information. IV. Procedure/Rules A. Prohibited Activity The following rules shall apply to all applicants, all employees, probationary, and sworn officers, while on and off duty: 1. No employee shall illegally possess any controlled substance. 2. No employee shall ingest any controlled or prescribed substance, except under the direction of a licensed medical practitioner. 3. Any employee who unintentionally ingests, or is made to ingest, a controlled substance shall immediately report the incident to his/her supervisor so that appropriate medical steps may be taken to ensure the officer’s health and safety.
day-to-day responsibilities for supervising subordinates, or who are responsible for commanding a work element. C. Drug Test. The compulsory or voluntary production and submission of urine by an officer in accordance with departmental procedures, for chemical analysis to detect prohibited drug usage. D. Reasonable Suspicion. That quantity of proof or evidence that is more than a hunch, but less than probable cause. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific, objective facts and any rationally derived inferences from those facts about the conduct of an individual that would lead the reasonable person to suspect that the individual is or has been using drugs while on or off duty. E. Probationary officer. For the purpose of this policy only, a probationary officer shall be considered to be any person who is conditionally employed with the department as a recently hired law enforcement officer. F. MRO - Medical Review officer. The medical review officer is a physician knowledgeable in the medical use of prescription drugs and the pharmacology and toxicology of illicit drugs. The MRO will be a licensed physician with knowledge of substance abuse disorders. The MRO shall have the appropriate medical training to interpret and evaluate an individual’s test results with his or her medical history and any other relevant biomedical information. IV. Procedure/Rules A. Prohibited Activity The following rules shall apply to all applicants, all employees, probationary, and sworn officers, while on and off duty: 1. No employee shall illegally possess any controlled substance. 2. No employee shall ingest any controlled or prescribed substance, except under the direction of a licensed medical practitioner. 3. Any employee who unintentionally ingests, or is made to ingest, a controlled substance shall immediately report the incident to his/her supervisor so that appropriate medical steps may be taken to ensure the officer’s health and safety.
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