43 TAC § 4.38. Test Procedures

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES › 43 TAC § 4.38

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(a) General procedures. A person to be tested shall report to the test site designated by the department and follow the directions of testing officials. Alcohol and drug testing conducted under this title will comply with the procedures set forth in 49 CFR, Part 40.

(b) Costs. Alcohol and drug tests will be conducted at department expense with the exception of a split specimen test. The employee must pay for a split specimen test, which occurs when the employee requests separate testing of the second of two contemporaneous samples.

(c) Retest. If a negative drug test has a creatinine and specific gravity value lower than expected for human urine, the employee will be directed to take another test immediately.

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