Drug Free Workplace
Drug Free Workplace Program
CIC provides the services and programs needed to maintain a drug-free workplace. CIC Screening supports both Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT regulated programs. We offer urine, hair, blood, or saliva testing for the presence of alcohol or prohibited substances. CIC can also consult with you to help ensure the programs needed for safety-sensitive positions are in place to meet criteria needed.
Drug tests include specimen collection, an initial screen, Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) confirmation testing (if needed) and medical review. CIC’s technology offers ease of ordering with electronic chain of custody forms complete needed information online to dispatch requests to applicants and labs. With lab locations based on zip code and smartphone map apps, applicants can easily get to a lab site. Positive drug tests are reviewed by a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO), a medical doctor with expertise in substance abuse, drug, and alcohol testing.
We offer custom panels to clients needing to meet industry drug testing regulations. Our trained personnel are happy to consult, share compliance standards, and help to meet state and federal requirements. Data findings are reported in CIC’s online ordering platform.
URINALYSIS
Urinalysis is the testing of a donor’s urine specimen for the presence of prohibited substances. A test panel is a specific list of substances to be tested for. The most common employment drug test panels are listed below.
- 5 Panel Urinalysis — amphetamines, cocaine, opiates, PCP, and marijuana
- 10 Panel Urinalysis — includes the five panel plus barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methadone, propoxyphene, and methaqualone
ORAL FLUID LAB BASED TESTING
When comparing urine, hair, and oral lab-based testing, oral fluid testing is best for detecting recent drug use. Drugs take time to metabolize and pass through the system in a urine test, and the same drugs need time to grow into the donor’s hair in order to be detected. Oral collection is on-site, making it the easiest to collect and also the most observed, making it difficult for a donor to cheat or contaminate their sample.
- 6 Panel Oral Fluid — amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine, opiates, PCP, and marijuana
- 9 Panel Oral Fluid — includes the six panel plus benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, and propoxyphene
- Instant Saliva Alcohol Test – QED
The QED instant on-site test is a low-cost alternative to breath or blood testing. It is an excellent option as a post-accident or just-cause testing method and is approved by the DOT as a screening test.
** Overnight shipping to a lab is available with the 9 panel kit
HAIR TESTING
CIC’s hair testing is the highest in detecting long-term drug use. Hair test offers 90-day detection from a two-tiered testing process where positive results are re-checked and confirmed. Negative hair test results are typically reported within 24-48 hours of specimen receipt. The hair test is the easiest for Global Drug Screening policies, shipping is less costly, and testing is easy to deploy when a collection is on-site.
- 5 Panel Hair — amphetamines, cocaine, opiates, PCP, and marijuana
BREATH ALCOHOL
- Breath Alcohol Testing
Breath alcohol testing is lab-based test offered at LabCorp or Quest third party locations. First or confirmation screening for Evidential Breath Testing (EBT) devices are National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conforming products for evidential devices that are under 49 CFR Part 40.
Drug Free Workplace Testing
Random Testing
CIC’s automated random selection process meets DOT regulations. We make it easy to perform annual, quarterly, or monthly random drug testing. Our technology allows you to upload your DOT or non-DOT lists and receive a completed random selection list of employees for testing in 24 hours.
Reasonable Cause Testing
If there is suspicion of an employee working under the influence of a substance, this employee may be tested by a supervisor who has been trained in substance and alcohol abuse and recognizing the signs thereof. All supervisors and officials overseeing safety-sensitive drivers must attend at least one hour of training in the signs and symptoms of drug/alcohol abuse. This is training allows the company to make an appropriate decision regarding reasonable cause testing. An employee’s refusal to submit to a reasonable cause test will be treated as a positive test.
Return to Duty Testing
An employee performs this test upon return from treatment and release by a substance abuse professional. All collections must be observed subsequent to a prior positive test. Qualification to return to work must include a negative test.
Post Accident Testing
Drug and alcohol testing is required of a driver to ensure the driver is not under the influence of a prohibited drug or alcohol substance. Services offered meet DOT 49 CFR Part 40.
Workman’s Compensation Accident Testing
To ensure that an employee’s on-the-job accident is not related to the use of alcohol or a prohibited substance, oral on-site testing ensures fast and accurate detection of drug or alcohol use and is the best method for detecting recent use of marijuana.
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