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Kittitas County -Local 792 January 1, 2016 -December 31, 2018 D. The employee will provide a urine sample, a blood sample or breath sample for testing for controlled substance or alcohol. E. Collection of the specimens will be under the direction of qualified medical or law enforcement personnel. Collection of the specimens will take place as soon as possible following the observation, accident, incident or notification. The employee will cooperate fully in the collection of the specimens. Employee tampering with the specimens or refusal to submit to the test will result in discharge. If the employee is physically unable to provide a urine sample within a reasonable period of time, a blood sample will be drawn and analyzed by the laboratory. However, within twenty-four (24) hours following the drawing of the blood sample, the employee will submit to a urine test. If the employee fails to provide the urine sample within a twenty-four (24) hour time frame, that action will result in disciplinary measures which may include discharge. F. After collection of the specimens, the employee will be transported to the employee's residence or other safe location. The employee will be suspended from work with pay until the test results become available and are evaluated unless testing is random. G. All specimens will be forwarded to laboratories meeting State or Federal guidelines to conduct such tests. Strict adherence to the chain of custody requirements will be followed during the transportation of the specimen to the laboratory. The laboratory will analyze the specimen. The laboratory will perform initial screening, and if positive results occur, confirmatory tests on the specimen. The confirmatory test shall be the GC/MS test. The laboratory shall maintain the specimen in accordance with State or Federal guidelines. The laboratory will communicate the test results to the Employing Official. The Employing Official will evaluate those results, and confer with the Commissioners and Human Resource Director to determine the Employers course of action . Within five (5) working days after receipt of a test result report, the Employer shall inform the employee in writing of the results. H. Test results will be kept confidential in a secure file outside the regular personnel files. Access to the file will be extremely restricted--only the County Commissioners, Employing Official and Human Resource Director, or designee, will have access. All records will be treated in the most confidential fashion by the Employer and the Union. Disclosures without employee consent may occur when: 1. The information is compelled by law or judicial or administrative process. 2. The information has been placed at issue in a formal dispute between the Employer and the prospective employee. 3. The information is needed by medical personnel for the diagnosis or treatment of a patient who is unable to authorize disclosure. I. All costs associated with substance abuse testing, other than an independent analysis 20